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ABSTRACT
In organizations, conflict is regarded as the presence of discord that occurs when the goals, interests or values of
different individuals or groups are incompatible and frustrate each others attempting to achieve objectives. There
are different views surrounding the origin of conflict in organizations and institutions. From the draw of creation
mankind has been presented with conflict. Conflict appears to be inevitable; once there is human interaction conflict
seem to fester. This paper seeks to describe the concepts of conflict management, leadership and conflict in
organizations and conflict management and organizational change. This paper will analyze the elements of a
conflict management process and leadership organizational change and the benefits of managing conflict. The
author holds that leadership approaches are the key important factors for conflict management .
Keywords: Conflict, causes of Conflict, conflict management, Leadership and conflict management, conflict
management and organizational change
Others have qualified conflict as an ever-present
process in human relations. That is why various
organizations have changed their approaches to
enable organizations effective management and
avoid conflicts at all costs. It is a fact of life in any
organization as longer as people compete for jobs,
resources, power, recognition and security ([1].
INTRODUCTION
Businesses nowadays are operating in a turbulent
environment where organizations and institutions are
searching for measures that will allow them to
improve their performance and competitiveness [10].
It is viewed and perceived that conflict is one of the
measures of competitiveness as we can qualify it, is
generally regarded as disagreement regarding
interests or ideas from different people and push
them to compete, fighting to overcome higher
positions.
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HUMAN
NATURE
AND
CONFLICT MANAGEMENT
Human nature is the human condition outside of
organized society or civilization. The liberty each
man has to use his power, as he will himself, for the
preservation of his own nature every man has a right
to everything; even to one anothers body.
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LEADERSHIP
AND
MANAGEMENT
CONFLICT
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As
leaders
in
an
organization,
it needs to be realized that conflict managem
ent
is
something that needs to have priority.
It is
not
something
that
can
simply
be
checked off in orientation, nor done over a lunch
meeting [13].
THE
CAUSES
ORGANIZATIONS
OF
CONFLICT
IN
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CONFLICT
MANAGEMENT
ORGANIZATION CHANGE
AND
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IMPORTANCE OF LEADERSHIP ON
CONFLICTAND
ORGANIZATION
CHANGE
Organizations looking for new and more effective
ways of handling conflict are beginning to consider
the development of alternative dispute resolution and
conflict management systems. This article focuses on
the importance of buy-in and participation by parties
and stakeholders in designing such systems. It
examines the value of party buy-in and involvement
and their effect on the successful application and use
of the dispute resolution system. It concludes that the
design of participative dispute resolution systems
maximizes the opportunity for effective conflict
management
and
the
successful
creation,
implementation, and management of organizational
change.
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CONCLUSION
RECOMMENDATIONS
AND
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