The relationship between conflict management styles and managers’ creativity in small and medium enterprises

Abstract

Conflict is a factor that is known to challenge the status quo and provides the foundation for innovation and change. So, one of the important tasks of managers is the conflict management in organizations. Due to the growth of researches in the field of creativity, as well as the importance of managers’ role for the conflicts between their selves and their employees, the main objective of this study is to examine the relationship between conflict management styles and creativity of managers in small and medium enterprises.