Role Of Conflict Management Research Articles

The Effects of Perceived Leadership Styles and Organizational Citizenship Behaviour on Employee Engagement: The Mediating Role of Conflict Management

In recent years, employee engagement has become a topic that keeps coming up and often debated by the topmanagement particularly in the public sector agencies due to the differences in the work and leadership styles,commitment and job performances exhibited by the new officers that seem to generate mix perceptions and, tosome extent, disrupt the good relationship between them and senior officers thus destabilizing the organizations.Although this scenario is particularly known to occur in the public sector, adequate research on employeeengagement that is heavily influenced by the styles of leadership and organizational citizenship behavior arepoorly executed. Meanwhile, conflict management which is believed to mediate the relationship is alsomisunderstood based on the resulting gap in Social Exchange Theory and Path Goal Theory. This review is partof a growing body of research on employee engagement and it is believed that it will contribute vastly to futureresearch on similar topics.

KELEMBAGAAN PENGELOLAAN SUMBER DAYA PERIKANAN TANGKAP BERBASIS RESOLUSI KONFLIK DI KALIMANTAN SELATAN (Institutional of Capture Fishery Resources Management Based on Conflict Resolution in South Kalimantan)

<p>Management of fishery resources can be hampered by destructive conflict. A fairly long period of conflict, due to the institutional implications of conflict management is not effective, therefore this studyaimed to 1) map the institutional management of fishery resources, 2) reveal on the role of institutional management of fishery resources management, 3) develop a concept institutional management of capture fisheries. This study used a qualitative descriptive approach and was analyzed in narrative. The result showed that the institutions that played role in conflict management consisted of formal, non formal and community institution of traditional societies. Institutions were in a synergy in community based monitoring system of fisheries and marine resources - which consisted of society groups and have a network ranging from district to central government levels. They played a role in making operational policy for supervising and controlling fishery resources, coordinating and harmonizing the programs and activities among institutions, as well as taking actions to follow up the allegations based on the information from society groups.. Conflict resolution can be done effectively with the negotiation and facilitation techniques known as ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution). Thus, conflict management was conducted cooperatively by prioritizing on acceptable and long term output. . Application of ADR was conducted by involving the whole of law functionaries. Its application was believed could smooth the various institutional functions.</p><p><strong>Key words:</strong> capture fisheries, conflict, institutions, management, resolution</p>

Conflict Management in Kenyan Secondary Schools

The purpose of this study was to examine conflict management in organizations as experienced in Kenyan secondary schools. Using a descriptive research design we collected data from 43 secondary schools in Machakos County, Kenya. We found that when the management is knowledgeable in conflict resolution, the schools also performed better. In spite of the limitations of our study these results reflect the central role conflict management plays in achieving organizational goals. Ergo we recommend integration of conflict management in leadership development programs for school principals. Key words: Conflict, Management and Organizations.

Psychology, Social Science and the Management of Violent Conflicts in Nigeria

Conflict provides the context for the manifestation of some of the most horrendous instances of violence in Nigeria. This paper discusses the salient aspects of an eight – year experience in the Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution, Abuja – Nigeria, where the author attempted to apply psychological principles in the conduct and supervision of research, advocacy and direct conflict management in some parts of Nigeria. Some of the significant observations are that; (a) within the Institute, among the members of the social science family, psychology is the least associated with the multidisciplinary “theatre” of conflict management arising from ignorance among fellow social scientists about the subject matter of psychology and rivalry emanating from subtle competition among sub disciplines of the social science for hegemonic role in conflict management, (b) many of the social scientists working in the Institute have limited skills in research, advocacy and practical conflict management, (c) in most cases, these other social scientists are oblivious of ethical issues in conflict research and management processes. For psychologists to make any appreciable impact in conflict management and contribute to the prevention of violence in Nigeria, they need to understand and communicate in a language that is mutually comprehensible to other social scientists. Psychologists operating in multidisciplinary settings need to cure themselves of their obsession with theoretical and methodological purity and sophistication in order to engage in meaningful and productive communication as well as foster better relationships with “more socially- minded” social scientists.

Influence Of Emotional Intelligence On Work-Family Role Conflict Management And Reduction In Withdrawal Intentions Of Workers In Private Organizations

This study investigated the impact of emotional intelligence on work-family role conflict management and reduction in withdrawal intentions among workers in private organizations in Nigeria. The descriptive survey was adopted for the study. A total of 321 respondents were selected using a purposive stratified sampling technique. Three sets of questionnaires entitled ‘Emotional Intelligence Scale (EIS), Work-Family Role Conflict Management Scale (WFCMS) and Withdrawal Intentions Scales` (WIS) were utilized for data collection. The Pearson Product Moment Correlation and t-test statistics were utilized for data analysis. The findings of this study revealed that emotional intelligence has significant influence on work-family role conflict management. It was also found that a significant relationship does not exist between emotional intelligence and reduction in withdrawal intentions. Moreover, the findings showed that a significant relationship exists between work-family role conflict management and withdrawal intentions. In order to possibly guarantee effective management of work-family role conflict and foster reduction in withdrawal intentions among the workforce, it is recommended that human resource training programmes that are capable of incorporating some work-oriented psychological issues, such as work-family role conflict management, employee retention strategies and emotional intelligence, should be organized for workers and managers on a continuous basis in both service and manufacturing organizations.

The Role of Conflict Management for Sustainable Relations - SER Mechanism as a new Paradigm -

The Role of Conflict Management for Sustainable Relations - SER Mechanism as a new Paradigm -

Gender and Role in Conflict Management: Female and Male Managers as Third Parties

This paper proposes and tests hypotheses drawn from the literature on gender, leadership, and conflict management about the outcomes facilitated by men and women in third party roles in dispute resolution. Results show that when managerial women occupy third party roles in which they lack authority over disputants, they facilitate very different outcomes than men in these roles, or men and women in third party roles with authority. The behavioral data suggest they do so by eschewing the agentic behavior displayed by others taking these third party roles.

Was the EU's Role in Conflict Management in Macedonia a Success?

This article explores the EU's role in ethnic conflict management in Macedonia—once a favourite success story, now a case whose outcome appears increasingly uncertain. Through a historic and conceptual overview of the relations between EU/EEC and the Republic of Macedonia, this study analyses whether the EU's intervention can be considered a success. The paper examines the impact of the EU during the pre-conflict period, in the armed conflict in 2001 itself, in shaping the mediation effort leading to the Ohrid Framework Agreement, and in the management of the post-conflict phase. The EU's role as a power broker in de-escalating the armed conflict in 2001 and in securing the Ohrid Agreement occurred, it is argued, because of the EU's promotion of a perception that Macedonia had a clear perspective for EU membership. The prolonged stalemate in the accession process between Macedonia and the EU since the agreement has induced widespread scepticism about the credibility of the EU's incentives for compliance and the good faith of the EU as a conflict manager, thus threatening to destabilize Ohrid.

Of Intractable Conflicts and Participatory GIS Applications: The Search for Consensus amidst Competing Claims and Institutional Demands

This article reviews the discourse about geographic information system's (GIS) potential as a tool for intervening in disputes over access to natural resources. GIS is a planning tool with striking analytical capabilities and a great public appeal that can be utilized for explicitly reasoned discussions to facilitate conflict resolution. However, the technology's reputation as an interventionist tool has been undermined by competing claims about human factors that sustain conflicts. Some scholars believe elements of a conflict are manageable and that meaningful communication between disputants will erase misconceptions and generate consensus. Others reject cooperation and instead emphasize self-interest and competition as the driving forces behind conflicts. This article investigates the two claims and argues that both the competitive push to claim independent rewards and the urge to create joint values are present in a conflict resolution. A more productive discussion of GIS's role in conflict management, therefore, involves unpacking the links between competitive forces that sustain a conflict and the social norms and group expectations that govern human behavior in society. The article discusses the links between value systems, opinions, and actions and how a GIS application might influence such human attributes to induce changes that promote cooperation. The study concludes with a case study involving the use of GIS to manage a conflict over natural resources allocation in a rural community in Southern Ghana.

On the Stability of Group Formation: Managing the Conflict Within

This paper develops a positive analysis of stable group formation, highlighting the role of conflict management within groups. The analysis builds on a simple economic model that features a “winner-take-all” contest for control of some resource. When a group forms, members pool their efforts in that contest and, if successful, apply the resource to a joint production process. While reducing the severity of conflict over the contestable resource relative to the case of individual conflict, the formation of groups adds another layer of conflict, that is, one between the members of the winning group over the distribution of their joint product. The effectiveness of conflict management in enabling groups to resolve this second layer of conflict in more “peaceful” ways has some important implications for the equilibrium structure of groups as well as for the allocation of resources.

China’s New Role in the Nuclear Confrontation

China’s uncharacteristically proactive conflict-management role in the latest (second) nuclear standoff between the United States and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) suggests major shifts in its strategic calculus. At least until the end of 2002, China maintained a risk-averse “who me?” posture, a strategy of calculated ambiguity and equidistance. Growing security concerns about possible U.S. recklessness in trying to resolve the North Korean nuclear challenge have led to a new hands-on preventive diplomacy in Beijing. In pursuing the origins and implications of the change, this article explains China’s role shift, critically evaluates the possibilities and limitations of China’s influence, especially in Pyongyang and Washington, and concludes by looking at the North Korean nuclear issue in the context of the asymmetrical U.S.-China-DPRK triangle. A set of policy recommendations are suggested for the peaceful resolution of the nuclear standoff on the Korean peninsula as well as the creation of a functionalist working peace system in Northeast Asia.

Trust in the Law: Encouraging Public Cooperation with the Police and Courts. By Tom R. Tyler and Yuen J. Huo. New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 2002. Pp. xvi+248. $32.95.

Previous articleNext article No AccessBook ReviewTrust in the Law: Encouraging Public Cooperation with the Police and Courts. By Tom R. Tyler and Yuen J. Huo. New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 2002. Pp. xvi+248. $32.95.David O. FriedrichsDavid O. FriedrichsUniversity of Scranton Search for more articles by this author University of ScrantonPDFPDF PLUSFull Text Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by American Journal of Sociology Volume 109, Number 2September 2003 Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/381634 Views: 206Total views on this site Citations: 1Citations are reported from Crossref Permission to reprint a book review printed in this section may be obtained only from the author.PDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Imen Benharda, Jeanne M. Brett, Alain Pekar Lempereur Gender and Role in Conflict Management: Female and Male Managers as Third Parties, SSRN Electronic Journal (Jan 2010).https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1611863

Antecedents and Consequences of Marketing Managers’ Conflict-Handling Behaviors

In this study, the authors develop and test a cross-cultural conceptual model of the organizational-based antecedents and consequences of marketing managers’ conflict-handling behaviors during the new product development process. The hypotheses were tested using data collected from 968 companies in Japan, China (Hong Kong), the United States, and the United Kingdom. The results provide some interesting insights regarding the varying role of conflict management among diverse cultures.

Third Party Role in Conflict Management in Turkish Organizations

Third party roles in conflict management in collectivistic cultures are a common but neglected phenomenon. This study surveyed 435 employees of 40 public and private organizations in Turkey. Nearly two-thirds of the respondents reported third party involvement in the conflicts they reported. Peers played a third party role almost as frequently as the immediate supervisors. Small- and medium-sized organizations reported both more third party intervention and more peer involvement in coworkers' conflicts. The initiation, timing, and style of supervisors and peers were dissimilar. While peers usually got involved from the start and on their own, superiors were invited to intervene when conflicts escalated or got out of control. Furthermore, superiors used incentives or their authority to resolve conflicts. Peers, in contrast, listened more and gave advice. Despite the authoritarian tone of administration, satisfaction with the outcome and the process of resolution was low when superiors used autocratic inter...

Interim Measures of Protection in the International Court of Justice

Two recent cases in the International Court of Justice have given new prominence to the role of interim measures of protection in international controversies. The circumstances of both the Icelandic fisheries litigation and the Australian and New Zealand application to prevent the holding of French nuclear tests in the Pacific Ocean were such as to promise an enhanced role for interim measures in interstate conflicts. First, the jealousy with which states guard their natural resources and the continuing competition for those resources, especially in the high seas, have occasioned disputes in which a potential conflict management role for interim measures has been foreshadowed. The classic award of interim measures of protection, the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company Case (Interim Measures o f Protection) (United Kingdom v. Iran) 1 was made in this context, as was the order in Fisheries Jurisdiction (United Kingdom v.Iceland), Interim Protection.2 Secondly, in both cases, the indication of interim measures was disregarded. The effective role of interim measures is thus related to the general problem of improving the acceptability of the Court to states. Interim measures of protection, as an adjunct of the ,judicial process, reflect the perennial judicial concern for effective decisionmaking.The present debate on the role of the International Court of Justice has, to a large extent, concentrated on the lack of confidence shown by states in the Court. The length of time which elapses before final judgment has constituted a serious objection to the proceedings of the Court. Interim measures may have a role to play in ameliorating this situation3 for the duration of proceedings is of less concern when the rights of the parties receive interim protection. Thirdly, interim measures, may prove a unique means of preventing abuses of the human environment at the international level. The current emphasis on problems of the environment, especially pollution in international areas such as the high seas and pollution transcending state borders, has given rise to a growing demand that environmental abuses be nipped in the bud. States are unlikely to be satisfied with final judgments after irreparable damage to the environment has been caused. Increasing awareness of the global dimensions of these problems, the greater consciousness of the interdependence of states and of the inevitable impact of natural activities upon the environments of other states, should lead to a strengthening of the preventive role of the international judicial process. In this area, the institution of interim measures of protection, such as the injunction, has a potential role of great significance.