Managing Conflict in Organizations / Fourth Edition - Rahim, M. Afzalur

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Conflict is inevitable among humans. It is a natural outcome of human interaction that begins when two or more social entities engage one another while striving to attain their objectives. Relationships among people or organizations become incompatible or inconsistent when two or more of them desire a similar resource that is in short supply; when they do not share behavioral preferences regarding their joint action; or when they have different attitudes, values, beliefs, and skills. The theme of conflict has been with us and has influenced our thinking from ancient time. It has received different degrees of emphasis from social and biological scientists during various periods of history. Over the years phenomena relating to conflict have been investigated by economists, historians, novelists, philosophers, political scientists, sociologists, psychologists, and theologians. Scholars in organization theory became interested in scientific investigation of conflict during the later part of the last century. Ther...
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2010Uitgever: TRANSACTION PUBL311 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 1412814561ISBN-13: 9781412814560

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