Organizational Behavior Dersi 7. Ünite Sorularla Öğrenelim

Which feelings does perception of conflict generate?

Perception of conflict generates unpleasant feelings like anger or sadness toward the other party.

What have later social psychology and organizatioal psychology works assumed about conflict?

After the beneficial results of conflict on innovation and development, scholars tend to assume that conflict management should include not just conflict resolution, but also conflict stimulation.

From Marxist perspective, what causes conflict?

Marxist sees conflict in the fundementally opposed interests of the ruling and working classes.

What are the types of intraorganizational conflict?

Intraorganizational conflict has four sub-levels: Intrapersonal, Interpersonal, intragroup and intergroup conflict.

What have early social psychology and organizatioal psychology works assumed about conflict?

The discipline of social psychology is concerned with small group behavior, and the discipline of organizatioal psychology partly studies team-work within organizations. Early work tended to assume that all conflict was undesirable and should be eliminated.

What are the some forms of manifest conflict?

Here are the some forms of manifest conflict :

• Violence

• Infighting

• Sabotage

• Physical Intimidation

• Lack of communication

• Open agression

What are the main perspectives which affect the perception of conflict and how to manage it in organizations?

Three main perspectives, namely traditionalist, behavioralist and interactionist, affect the perception of conflict and how to manage it in organizations.

What is conflict management?

Conflict management is about stimulating conflict in order to reach functional outcomes for organization such as improving the processes or creating new products.

Does conflict cause emotions or do emotions cause conflict?

Emotions and conflict are intertwined. Conflict can be both an antecedent and a consequence of emotions.

Which situations are related to conflict?

Disagreement, controversy, disputes, tensions, and opposition are some of the terms in common usage to cite the situations related to conflict.

From individualist perspective, what causes conflict?

From individualist perspective, the drive to maximize advantage over others will lead to competitive tension.

When are people in conflict?

People are in conflict when the actions of one person are interfering or making another’s behavior less effective.

What are conflict management styles?

Conflict management styles : integrating, obliging, dominating, avoiding, compromising

From pluralist perspective, what causes conflict?

From pluralist perspective, different social groups have differing goals and competing claims for scarce resources.

What are the types of organizational conflict?

Organizational conflict can be classified as intraorganizational (conflict within an organization) and interorganizational conflict (conflict between two or more organizations).

According to the interactionist perspective which questions should be answered to perceive conflict?

The interactionist perspective indicates that we have to analyze three important question to perceive conflict as dysfunctional or functional : 1. What type of conflict is it? 2. How long does it exist? 3. What is the intensity of the conflict?

Does ambiguity cause conflict?

Ambiguity breeds conflict because unseen or unpredictable conditions create tension and stress.

What is narcissism?

Narcissism is a personal trait that contains self-love, inflated self-view, ruthlessness, devaluation of others and manipulation of others.

Do conflicts disappear by themselves?

Conflicts seldom disappear by themselves and often get deeper and grow fast without any intervention.

Especially where the ability to use a variety of conflict management styles is an advantage?

The ability to use a variety of conflict management styles is an advantage for leaders and employees especially in dynamic and diverse work teams.