Abstract
Organizational conflict is one major area of organizational communication. To better understand conflict in organizations, organizational conflict is explored from five perspectives namely, scope, management style, cross-cultural, masculine-feminine perspectives and resources. The scope perspective approaches conflict based on interpersonal, intra- and intergroup relations. The management style perspective approaches conflict from conflict management strategies: integrative, dominating, obliging, avoiding and compromising. The cross-cultural perspective approaches conflict based on cultural differences which inform conflict relations. The masculine-feminine perspective approaches conflict based on gender role contribution to organizational conflict. The resource perspective approaches conflict based on a sharing resources for collaborative, as opposed Continue reading...