The EAffect of a Conflict is Not Always Negative. Sometimes it Has a Positive Impact in the Organization

Authors

  • Mariya Baig Assistant Registrar, Board of Advanced Studies and Research, University of Karachi, Pakistan
  • Ghazal Khawaja Hummayun PAssistant Professor (DPA), University of Karachi, Pakistan
  • Soha Khan Student, Institute of Business Administration, Karachi, Pakistan

Keywords:

conflict management,, organizational level,, organizational performance, conflict methodologies

Abstract

The existence of conflict in an organization has an enormous impact at its extensive level. Its recognition has been highly perceived and consider as a social problem. The versatile nature and occurrence of conflict at an organizational level may have positive and negative impact and sometime both. Mishandling and mismanaging of conflict can badly result in tension, stress, quarrels, and social disagreements. Conflicting interest might exceedingly disturb and  influence the hierarchical execution obstreperously among the individual and/or gathering of individuals. In this exploration, nature, causes, and cost to deal with the contention alongside its belongings at individual and hierarchical levels and authoritative execution is talked about. A self-managed poll is utilized to gather information for this study. There were 120questionnaires dispersed among study appellant. The result demonstrates that the two most regularly confronted strife sorts are intra-personal and interpersonal conflict. Both employees and managers gave their views and mutual worries about the rise of conflict and contention, as it does not essentially convey constructive outcomes to the hierarchical execution
organizational performance; instead it passes on negative effects more to the work execution and affiliation's effectiveness. In any case, out of the five most mainstream refereeing conflict methodologies, three techniques turn out to be the most embraced ones by the managers and different employees; these include: integrating, dominating and compromising. 

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Published

2016-01-31

How to Cite

Baig, M., Hummayun, G. K., & Khan, S. (2016). The EAffect of a Conflict is Not Always Negative. Sometimes it Has a Positive Impact in the Organization. International Journal For Research In Agricultural And Food Science, 2(1), 47–68. Retrieved from https://gnpublication.org/index.php/afs/article/view/348