Review article

https://doi.org/10.46458/27121097.2020.26.131

ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT: A CONTEXTUAL EXPLORATION

Olu Ojo ; Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Management Sciences, Osun State University, Osun State, Nigeria
Samuel Adebayo Idowu orcid.org/0000-0002-4284-2105 ; Department of Human Resource Management, Faculty of Social and Management Sciences, Elizade University, Ondo State, Nigeria
Haorayau Bolaji Babalola orcid.org/0000-0002-3320-999X ; Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Management Sciences, Osun State University, Osun State, Nigeria

Abstract

This paper examines the concept, causes, classes, consequences and control of organizational conflict. The study discovered that like many other areas of academic endeavor, conflict generates considerable ambivalence and leaves many managers and scholars quite uncertain about its meaning, sources or causes, typologies, effects and remedy. Thus, this study covers the definition of conflict, causes of conflicts in an organizational setting and classifications of organizational conflicts. Other issues discussed are positive and negative consequences of organizational conflicts and steps that are needed to be taken in order to manage, minimize and solve organizational conflicts. This will help in extending the frontier of knowledge in this area of academic discipline.

Keywords

concept of conflict; causes of conflict; classifications of conflict; consequences of conflict; control of conflict;

Hrčak ID:

252151

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/252151

Publication date:

30.12.2020.

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