Conflict can be described as a disagreement through which the parties involved perceive a threat to their needs, interests or concerns (text Book) Generally, we can also define conflict as either Functional or Dysfunctional. Functional is non-aggressive and stimulates creativity, whereas Dysfunctional is aggressive and people refuse to work together on tasks. (Text book) There are also two different ways to handle conflict in the workplace, either formally or informally
Communication and active listening Workplace communication is very important to companies because it allows companies to be productive and operate effectively. Employees can experience an increase in morale, productivity and commitment if they are able to communicate up and down the communication chain in an organization. Workplace communication is the transmitting of information between one people or group and another person or group in an organization. It can include emails, text messages, voicemails
7 Conflict Handling Modes In a situation where at least two people have similar goals but have limited resources, there reveals a struggle when these people try to achieve their goals. This situation is named as conflict. In conflict times, individual has his own form of behavior that he exhibits to other people with whom he has conflict (Rahim, 2000). The individual’s own way to respond to the conflict is known as conflict handling modes. Particularly, at workplace individuals spend time and interact
This ensures that those utilising the group learning methodology can measure their outputs. Managing Conflict Conflict management techniques should be used in group learning situations to ensure that conflict is dealt with and minimised. Conflict can result in barriers to learning and so this needs to be managed effectively to ensure that learning is able to take place effectively. Examples of conflicts include differences of opinion, personality clashes or non-delivery of
As the global economy continues to expand and evolve, corporate cultures are also in a state of fluctuation. As these corporate cultures change issues developed in the workplace arise. One of these many issues is workplace bullying. This topic is a serious matter and is evident in many organizations around the world. The effects of this phenomenon can be potentially harmful not only to the victim but also to the organization itself. It is vital that steps are taken to stop bullying once it starts
Workplace Diversity For my research project I chose to write about workplace diversity. Workplace diversity is a workplace that is made up of employees that has a variety of different characteristics and experiences. A workplace is diverse when you see different ethnicities, genders, ages, religions, sexual orientations and abilities. Here is why diversity is important in the workplace. On Smallbusiness website, they talk about a variety of things as to why it is important to have diversity
Ganesan 20879 PSYCOSOCIAL HAZARDs ABSTRACT Psychosocial hazards occurs in workplaces and it affected the workers to focus on their work. However, we still can find solution and the ways to solve and prevent from the psychosocial hazards happened. INTRODUCTION Psychosocial
Lateral Violence Ayva Rodriguez Felician College Lateral Violence Violence in the workplace is defined by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) as an act of violence whether it is a physical assault or a threat directed towards the coworker (Longton, 2014). Lateral violence can be verbal or nonverbal act of conflict towards the coworker to purposefully demean, diminish the victim’s stature, or humiliate them that might result in social exclusion and can lead to the
It is a clear indication that unless the organization ensures that effective communication is achieved by the employees, workplace diversity can become a challenging idea. In a workplace that is diverse, an employee should put into consideration about other's beliefs and cultural background as well as race. This means that an employee cannot freely crack jokes about a certain ethnic group, for instance, Philippines or Chinese (Shen, Tang, & D'Netto, 2014, pg. 1721). This may not be acceptable and
the workplace Alcohol plays a major role in the culture of workplaces and various social functions. In the event of organizational or employee success, people usually take alcohol as a form of celebration. Within workplaces, some employees may use alcohol as a form of relief from stress. In the workplaces, alcohol contributes to significant health, economic, and social costs. Various ethical, economic, legal, and safety reasons show the need to prevent the intake of alcohol within workplaces. The