This is a case study of a failed Department of Defense (DOD) project, even though it was fully justified and badly needed. Project management within the DOD is a complicated process. Projects are beset by the agenda of various stakeholders within the DOD organizational structure. When this occurs, strong project management leadership is necessary for success. This paper analyzes the potential causes of the project failure resulting from the three domains of organizational conflict, and identifies lessons learned from the failure via a conflict management perspective. Lessons learned are presented to facilitate the management of interpersonal-based, task-based, and process-based conflicts on the part of project managers and project sponsors, thus increasing the likelihood of successful p...
Conflict is an integral and inevitable aspect of life, including the workplace, even within successful organizations. There could be dissatisfaction with the way an employee, manager or executive interacts with others, or a decision by management (such as to deny a promotion or discipline an employee). It is believed that the proper handling of conflicts in an organization can improve management, employee performance and morale. One of the most fascinating challenges organizations face is how to properly manage conflicts to achieve these results. This article discusses how a large Israeli municipality with 314 employees, five departments and nine divisions, serving a community of 75,000 residents, faced this challenge when it decided to design and implement a streamlined conflict manage...
Conflict can be devastating in business as well. It can destroy morale, polarize co-workers and divert precious energy from meeting business goals. A University of North Carolina survey of 1,400 workers found that more than half had lost time at work due to conflicts with colleagues. And 22% said conflict had reduced their productivity. Whether workplace conflict works for or against an organization, shores it up or undermines its foundation, depends on how that conflict is managed. While conflict within organizations is becoming increasingly prevalent and more and more of a disadvantage, some organizations and their teams have learned to effectively manage conflict. For HR to make a real contribution to team success, HR professionals need to possess the skills needed in a high-performa...
The aim of this research study was to examine two of Geert Hofstede 's cultural dimensions (Power Distance and Uncertainty Avoidance) in three countries - the US, Nigeria and India. This research also aimed at examining the impact of these two cultural dimensions on five conflict management modes - avoidance, accommodation, compromise, competition and collaboration using Kilmann and Thomas's (1977) MODE instrument. The study found that respondents from the three nations differed significantly in terms of their cultural value dimensions of power distance and uncertainty avoidance. Multivariate analysis indicated that the three groups of respondents also differed significantly on their preference for two conflict management modes - compromising and avoiding. The implications of these find...
Boards of directors are expected to be vigilant protectors of shareholder's interests, particularly in light of recent scandals that have plagued Wall Street. To accomplish this goal, boards can assume a number of potential roles; these roles are generally divided into three basic categories -- control, strategy, and service. Boards of directors can monitor managers to control their behavior; they can influence strategy by being involved in strategic decision making; and they can service the board by providing resources, advice, and counsel. In this study, the researchers focus on affective conflict management team, which has the potential to undermine the social structure so necessary for a team's effective functioning. In summary, the researchers found that board involvement increased...
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