LEADERSHIP CHALLENGES IN CONFLICT MANAGEMENT IN ORGANIZATIONS
Keywords:
conflict, HRM, organization, management
Abstract
Conflicts are part of our everyday lives, and they occur both in private and work environment. In every organization, we face conflicts. In order to enable the organization to function better, it is important to manage conflicts correctly. The purpose of the research is to check what types of conflict management are used by employees in the organization and whether and how managers manage conflicts. The results show that a culture of avoidance dominates the organization in question, so we suggest that both employees and managers learn how to properly manage conflicts, which would lead to a better organizational culture in the long run.
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Mills, B. R. & Mene, C. T. (2020). Conflict and its management in an organisation. International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 10 (5), 540–545.
Možina, S., Rozman, R., Tavčar, M. I., Pučko, D., Ivanko, Š., Lipičnik, B., Gričar, J., Glas, M., Kralj, J., Tekavčič, M., Dimovski, V. & Kovač, B. (2002). Management: nova znanja za uspeh. Radovljica: Didakta.
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Rahim, M. A. (1983). A Measure of Styles of Handling Interpersonal Conflict. Academy of Management Journal, 26, 368–376.
Qadir, A. (2020). Resolving conflicts at workplace -a discourse, using thomas-kilmann instrument mode framework. Retrieved on 19. 9. 2023 from https://www.researchgate.net/publication/344015881_RESOLVING_CONFLICTS_AT_WORKPLACE_-A_DISCOURSE_USING_THOMAS-KILMANN_INSTRUMENT_MODE_FRAMEWORK
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Rozman, R., Kovač, J. & Kolektnik, F. (1993). Management. Ljubljana: Gospodarski vestnik.
Schermerhorn, J. R., Hunt, J. G. & Osborn, R. (1994). Managing organizational behavior. New York: Wiley.
Selič, P. (2012). Veščine v medosebnih odnosih za dobro delovanje tima = Shabani, G., Behluli, A. & Qerimi, F., (2022). The Impact of Conflict Management Styles on Organizational Performance: A Comparative Analysis. Emerging Science Journal, 6(4), 1–18.
Skupnjak, D. (2020). Rješavanje konflikata i vještine asertivnosti. Varaždinski učitelj: digitalni stručni časopis za odgoj i obrazovanje, 3(3), 98–116.
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Taur, A. D., Gaikwad, U. S., Bochare, B. R., Talware, S. L., Ashtaputre, A. A., Bhutekar, S. V., Sheikh, M. R. & Ambhore, A. M. (2023). Conflict Management skills at Workplace. Indian Journal of Social Sciences and Literature Studies, 8 (1), 233–236.
Thomas, K. W. (2008). Thomas-Kilmann conflict mode. TKI Profile and Interpretive Report, 1(11).
Thomas, K. & Kilmann, R. (2008). Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument. Retrieved on 19. 9. 2023 from https://kilmanndiagnostics.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/TKI_Sample_Report.pdf
Thomas, K.W., Thomas, G.F. & Schaubhut, N. (2008) Conflict Styles of Men and Women at Six Organization Levels. International Journal of Conflict Management, 19, 148–166.
Tjosvold, D., Hui, C. & Yu, Z. (2003) Conflict Management and Task Reflexivity for Team In-Role and Extra-Role Performance in China. International Journal of Conflict Management, 14, 141–163.
Yi, Y. J. (2019) Analysis on the Current Situation of Conflict Management and Future Prospects. Open Journal of Business and Management, 7, 1053–1062.
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