Conflict
Research And Academic Papers: In this section we offer academic and
research papers that highlight conflict management. Specifically how gender
and culture may play a role in the conflict resolution process, a discussion
of conflict management in community organizations, and how marital discord
can affect a child's chance of marital harmony. Different approaches for
conflict management are also offered for your edification. Three models
of conflict resolution are also detailed.
By Judith Ellen Robinson
- This study examines the perceptions of inner city middle school teachers to the Boston College Conflict Prevention Program (BCCPP). A seven-week conflict prevention curriculum was taught by 14 classroom teachers at the sixth and seventh grade levels in the Boston Public Schools.
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By Izabella I. Waszkielewicz and Jennifer Mandelbaum
- This study compares the initiation, development, escalation of, and resistance to conflict in two diverse settings: A family's Thanksgiving Dinner, and a conversation between physician reviewers reviewing surgeon's proposals for surgery. Using conversation analysis, the study finds that conflict is covert in the professional setting, where the problem focus in clear, yet overt in the family setting. The difference stems from the ways in which recipients of provocative comments choose to respond to them, and shows that conflict, despite involving disagreement, requires the cooperation of conflicting parties.
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By John Ford
- It is estimated that 30% of a managers time is spent dealing with conflict, and that Fortune 500 company executives are involved in litigation related activity 20% of their time. Increasingly companies are turning to mediation and other ADR techniques to resolve workplace conflict.
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By H.B. Karp, Ph.D. and Danilo Sirias, Ph.D.
- From Gestalt Review, this research examines the effects of different generations on conflict within teams. Compares baby boomers and generation x on orientation to teamwork. Surprising results.
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By Ohio State University
- High quality and extensive discussion of conflict management in community organizations. Covers types of conflict, dimensions of conflict, situations where conflict is likely to occur and more.
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By Susan Cross
- Research study investigating the effectiveness of three different methods and models for conflict resolution - distributive bargaining, integrative bargaining, and interactive problem solving models of conflict resolution.
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