A Study on Conflict Management in Public Sector Banks of Ethiopia

By Asemamaw Tilahun Debas

The above definitions show, in the firm, issues may crop up concerning management- management, management-employees or even employees-employees. To develop, modify and survive, an organization has to touch on issues involving stakeholders. Over time; different schools of thought have been developed to explain the nature of conflict. According to Rahim (1992), the traditional approach follows the fact that most conflict can be accepted as negative along with detrimental, thus, must be averted. The avoidance of conflict thus leads to the focus being shifted from managing it to trying to prevent it from occurring. The inter-actionist approach developed by modern theorists that "healthy" organizations seek to increase intra-organizational conflict, thus actively encouraging conflict in the workplace. The reason for this explanation is that groups that are harmonious and peacefully static, are non-responsive and unadoptable, and that moderate levels of conflict optimize productivity.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9915625863
• ISBN13: 9789915625867
• Release Date: July 2022
• Publisher: Department of Political Science and Public Ad
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"