| Conflict and Organizations: Communicative Processes Contributor(s): Nicotera, Anne Maydan (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0791426653 ISBN-13: 9780791426654 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $90.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 1995 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Leadership - Social Science - Business & Economics | Business Communication - General |
| Dewey: 658.45 |
| LCCN: 94-44925 |
| Series: Suny Series, Human Communication Processes |
| Physical Information: 301 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This collection provides a well-rounded view of organizational conflict in three broad categories: ways of thinking about organizational conflict, individual processes, and interaction processes. It enriches the positivistic literature on conflict and organizations with a focus on non-reductionistic views of conflict, individual and interactive processes of conflict, conflict management (as opposed to resolution), and the constructive nature of conflict--aiming at understanding rather than prescription. Recounting the history of the study of organizational conflict, the book presents alternative views to the traditional positivistic approach and the traditional assumption that conflict is destructive. Rather, conflict is seen as a naturally-occurring human phenomenon, which may manifest itself on different levels with negative or positive outcomes. The book also focuses on the individual, showing how predisposition or skills impact on conflict in the organization, and vice versa. It also examines conflict interaction processes and their reciprocal influence on individuals, the organization, and/or the environment. |