...progresses into a conflict because one’s goals do not match up and they simply become incompatible. William Wilmot defines an interpersonal conflict as an “expressed struggle between interdependent parties who perceive incompatible goals, scarce resources, and interference from the other party in achieving their goals” (Floyd p.350). Basically to sum that up I am using the conflict I have almost daily with my fiance, Derrick. I have an issue I can’t get over on my own because I can’t get away from him, We live in the same house and he’s the father of my children therefore, I am interdependent upon him (which I would never admit to his face). Sometimes the thought goes through my head, life would be great if he didn’t exist, especially when we have incompatible goals. Reality strikes and prison just isn’t the place for me. Conflict is a part of life even if it’s about picking up after yourself because without struggle there is no progress. Usually the argument will start out as something like telling myself I really don’t have time to be cleaning up after everyone in the house. I tend to have intrapersonal conflicts (Floyd p351). more often than not. Doesn’t everyone talk to themselves? If all the chores were distributed equally, I wouldn’t be late everywhere I went. I could wake up earlier, but I already go to bed at an unreasonable hour and get minimal sleep. This is would be called a pseudo conflict, because something could be done to prevent the conflict. Did Derrick really...
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...There is more conflict in the world than you may realize. The Outsiders is full of conflicts. Susan Eloise Hinton started the novel when she was 15 and did the majority of it when she was 16. She used her initials because the publisher was afraid, that if buyers would be able to tell that she was a girl, not many people would buy it. In the book The Outsiders there are two main groups, the Socs and the Greasers. Socs, are the “nice” kids that are more upper class. They still get in fights, but they can get out of them more easily. Greasers are the ones with lower hand. They are more well known to usually be trouble makers. The Outsiders is in the eyes of a greaser named Ponyboy, who seems to go against the stereotype of a greaser. He is in advanced classes in school and is considered “nice”. One of Ponyboy’s friends, Johnny, commits murder while Ponyboy is there to witness. He and Johnny run away, and they wonder if they should turn themselves in or not. In the end of the novel, Johnny ends up dying and leaves the rest of the group in pieces. In The Outsiders the main conflict is Person vs Society. Throughout the novel, the characters experience the power of friendship. Dallas Winston acts like a person who doesn’t care about anyone or anything, but he holds a few things very closely. Throughout the story,...
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...Understanding that the best relationship are those without any conflict but while in a relationship, there is always disagreements. Danger is when ignoring the emotions that the other person experience, especially when surrounded by other people called family members. I’ve been with my spouse for over twenty years and in the beginning of the relationship, there were no major conflict in the relationship. I understand that my spouse is a “nice guy”. However, years later, I realize that my spouse tend to have an avoiding style when dealing with conflict. Avoiding style is when one chooses not to get involved in the conflict. My spouse refrains from making any rushed decision and does not engage in any disagreements. Kenneth W. Thomas and Ralph...
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.... ìGETTING TO NOî AN ANALYSIS OF FAILED MEDIATION IN THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT (1993-2000) Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy Thesis Submitted by Ahsiya Posner 9 February 2003 Under the advisement of Professor Eileen Babbitt and Professor Diana Chigas ABSTRACT This paper will attempt this difficult but important task with the humble understanding that ìthe full storyî is impossible to know and telló even for the very participants of the process. Nevertheless, in this investigation, the author will explore four main questions. The first three questions are: 1) did the OPP set the Israelis and Palestinians on a trajectory that ìdoomedî CD2 from the start?; 2) were there problems inherent to the process and structure of CD2 that led to its failure?; and, 3) how should future mediation attempts of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict be structured in order to meet with more success? The fourth question, however, requires further introduction. The forthcoming study of CD2 will be guided by a ìProvisional Framework (PF)î of seven criteria that I believe are necessary ingredients to successful peacemaking processes. I devised this framework after consulting existing literature and scholars in the field of mediation and negotiation in general, as well as after reviewing scholarly pieces focusing on the Israel-Palestinian peace process in particular. Thus, after using this framework to analyze CD2, conclusions will thus be drawn with regard to a fourth and final question:...
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...Conflict Style Assessment and Analysis Paper Sue Parks SOC 350 – Conflict Resolution Siena Heights University October 22, 2015 INTRODUCTION A conflict has arisen so what do we do to manage the conflict? Does it matter how we manage the conflict? My answer to the second question is that it absolutely does matter how we manage the conflict. We encounter conflicts in every facet of our lives; at work, school, home, and even while we are out shopping. Analyzing our conflict style better equips us for when we encounter conflicts, and ultimately develop better relationships. We will be delving into my assessment results, looking into my strengths and weaknesses then figure out what will help me be able to effectively manage conflicts. After the Conflict Style Analysis assignment that I had taken, I then was able to compare my results with the results from the two evaluators that know me. My own results showed that I exhibit avoiding conflict both at home and at work. It also showed that I also exhibited compromising and integrating conflict styles at work not just avoidance. I cannot say that I was surprised that my dominating style was avoidance, taking the assessment only confirmed what I knew. When comparing my results with my two evaluators I was a tad relieved by the consistency but a tad surprised as well with a slight variance from one of the evaluators. BACKGROUND/RESEARCH This assessment was completed by using Application 5.1 Assessing your Conflict...
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...Jan. 18, 2011 Conflict Analysis Part I A. People The people involved in the conflict that I witness recently were my father and my mother. My parents have been married for a little more than 22 years and according to my mother, they have been arguing since the beginning. The relationship between my parents certainly impacted the way the conflict was conducted. My parents know what pushes each other’s buttons and many times they try to avoiding hurting the other person. They have learned that if the conflict gets to intense or heated they should take a step back and return to the issue after they’ve both had time to cool down. B. Logistics The conflict took place at our home on Sunday afternoon. It was a very informal, unplanned small argument that arose after they came home from church. It wasn’t planned since before the conflict arose everything was fine between them. Because it was at our house, my parents were able to pursue and finalize the issue. I know that if the same issue would’ve come up at a friend’s house they would’ve waited until home and then resolved it. C. Observations It all seemed like a normal Sunday afternoon. We had all gone to our Sunday church service and my husband and I made it home before my family. We were waiting for them all to come so that we can eat lunch together. My family walked through the door like they usually do, laughing and joking around with each other. My dad had just hung...
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...It’s 4am, I have been awakened by my son whom I have fed, changed, and returned him to his slumber. I sit here staring into the darkness and think this is as good a time as any to write my story of conflict. The assignment was to tell of a conflict of an interpersonal relationship that has impacted my life. I can only think of one such relationship. I was 14 when I met Anthony. I hated him. I hated his arrogance. I hated the way he walked, the way he talked, the way he thought he was better than all of us. In a short year, however, all the things I hated about him became the things I couldn’t resist. We started dating when I was 15. It was a troubled relationship from the start. Almost immediately he began cheating on me. I, of course, was blind to this, as we all are at that age. Shortly after our relationship began he was placed in a mental facility for troubled youths. I stayed by his side, devoting myself to him. I wrote him letters every single day for the entire year he was gone. Three months after he got out, he was placed back in the same facility. Again, I wrote letters every day until his release on his 18th birthday. He broke up with me shortly after that. But as all true romances go, that wasn’t the end. We started dating again. We picked up right where we left off with talk of marriage when I turn 18. We even moved in together 2 months before my 18th birthday. We talked of having a family and how it was us against the world. Things didn’t stay that way for long...
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...Subject: Conflict Analysis and Resolution Assignment: Based on conflict theory, discuss why intra and inter party unity in Kenya seems elusive Discussion: Conflict within and between Rural and Urban populations in Kenya. There is no peace within (intra) and between (inter) rural and urban populations in Kenyan. Within the discussions of this paper, rural populations will refer to persons living in geographic areas away from towns and cities with their characteristic lack of social amenities and infrastructural development. The urban population on the contrary refers to persons inhabiting towns and cities with benefits of improved social amenities and developed infrastructure. Conflict refers to a “peaceless” coexistence within a society. Lewis Coser (1913-2003) defines conflict as “a struggle over values and claims to scarce status, power and resources in which the aims of the opponents are to neutralize, injure, or eliminate their rivals.” He argued that intergroups and intragroups conflicts are part of social life defining relationships but not necessarily resulting in instability. Through conflict society can attain social change, come up with outstanding innovations and strengthen central powers in times of war. The conflict theory explains causes of conflict; its containment and potential modes of resolving these conflicts. The human race has experienced different forms of conflict that manifest in both physical and psycho-emotional forms. The conceptual...
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...Master Thesis Ethnic Conflicts and Transition to Democracy in Africa: Recurrence of Ethnic Conflicts in Kenya (1991-2008) Author: Berita Musau Matrikelnummer: 0601567 Academic degree aspired Master (M.A) Vienna, August, 2008 Studienkennzahl: A 067 805 Studienrichtung: Global Studies - a European Perspective Advisor: Prof. Dr. Walter Schicho Table of Contents Dedication ……………………………………………………………………. iii Acknowledgment …………………………………………………………….. iv List of Acronyms …………………………………………………………….. v List of Tables and figures …………………………………………………….. vii Abstract in English …………………………………………………………… viii Abstract in German …………………………………………………………... ix Chapter One: Introduction ………………………………………………… 1 1.1. Introduction …………………………………………………………… 1 1.2. Problem statement …………………………………………………….. 2 1.3. Aim and objectives of the research …………………………………… 4 1.4. Research questions and hypotheses …………………………………... 7 Chapter Two: Literature review and theoretical framework ……………. 8 2.1. Literature review ……………………………………………………… 8 2.2. Transition to democracy and ethnic conflicts in Africa ………………. 12 2.3. Definition of concepts ………………………………………………… 16 2.4. Theoretical framework for analysis of ethnic conflicts ……………….. 18 2.4. Research methodology ………………………………………………... 21 2.5. Significance of the research …………………………………………... 23 Chapter Three: Background to the struggle for democracy and ethnic conflicts in Kenya……………………………………………………………. 24 3.1. A short retrospect in to Kenya’s colonial...
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...Evaluating value of Conflicts Value Conflicts and Key Terms Overview: This page offers a few different ways to use values to explore conflict. Understanding the values that motivate people in various situations helps students avoid oversimplification, damaging vilification, and undue self-congratulation. Building these habits of analysis can help students move away from a “good vs. evil” worldview and to begin seeking and evaluating the enormously complex variables of human behavior. Goals: 1. To give students a vocabulary and protocol to recognize motivating values and anti-values and to dissect conflicts into their component values. 2. To give students tools to analyze value conflicts, to evaluate the assumptions involved, and to generate predictive inferences and concrete steps towards a resolution. 3. Student will be able to recognize and avoid the fundamental attribution error, in which we habitually project personality flaws in others when they struggle, and look for situation-based explanations when we struggle. In short, students will practice perspective-taking, and be better able to put themselves in other people’s shoes. 4. Students will learn to recognize conflicting values within themselves, and to balance and prioritize their needs, goals, and desires. In General: 1. It’s difficult to pull values out of the air when evaluating a situation. There are a lot of them, and they can mean very different things to different people. I regularly use...
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...Journal Two: Identifying Conflict in Two Texts Read About Journals in ENG125: Introduction to Literature for more information about the purpose and expectations for journals. This week, you continue writing your journal entries. This journal entry is designed to help you document ideas about conflicts in literature, which will contribute to the information required for the Week Three Draft and the Week Five Literary Analysis. Recognizing conflict is essential to understanding the various commentaries literature can provide. In Journal One, you identified conflict as it might appear in our everyday world and from other sources. Now, consider the following definition of conflict and how it relates to literature from the textbook or the story/poetry links provided under the requirements for the Literary Analysis: Conflict is opposing actions, ideas, and decisions that hold a plot together...the struggle that shapes the plot in a story. Chapters 1-7 of our text contain a number of stories and poems, each of which rely on at least one conflict. Choose two of this week’s assigned literary works and write about the conflicts presented in each of them. In 250 to 500 words Individual versus Society --- “Still she had come down the road toward the big white church alone. Just herself, an old forgetful woman, nearly blind with age” (para 3.1,2) --- appears to be the main conflict in Alice Walker’s narrative ironically, yet metaphorically named "The Welcome Table”. The...
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...employment relations debates. WERS logo Acas is proud to co-sponsor the Workplace Employment Relations Study (WERS), a national survey of people at work in Britain. It is the flagship survey of employment relations in Britain. WERS has been undertaken six times; most recently in 2011 (reporting in 2013). A full range of WERS-related materials, information and advice, including a bibliography of secondary analysis, is available at the official WERS website: www.wers2011.info. Keep up to date with Acas policy and research news and publications The Acas Blog: Read and comment on views, experiences and insights on employment relations policy and research shared on the Acas policy blog Subscribe to policy and research email updates: Sign up to email updates of articles, policy discussion papers, and the latest research from the Acas Strategy Unit and the Research and Evaluation Section. We will not share your contact information with any external organisations. View our full Acas privacy policy for further information. Research papers 2015 •pdf Arbitration in collective disputes: A useful tool in the toolbox [819kb] Ref: 05/15 This report outlines the findings from the evaluation of Acas' Arbitration service. The research covers qualitative interviews with 13 users of the service, including Acas arbitrators, conciliators, employers and union representatives. The research showed that the numbers of cases have declined in recent years, but users continue to welcome...
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...(mGAMES) Case Study Table of Contents Introduction to the Problem 3 Analysis of the Situation 3 Intergroup Conflict and Conflict Management 3 Decision Making and Problem Solving 5 Leadership 6 Group Motivation 7 Communication and Listening Skills 8 Recommendations 9 References 10 Introduction to the Problem mGAMES began its operation, as a wholly owned affiliate of BHM, a video game development company, in 1995. In 2001, when changes in top management occurred, the company faced tremendous challenges. Intragroup conflict and conflict management issues, poor decision and problem-solving skills, and the lack of leadership were problems that were having a tremendous impact on the organization`s ability to operate at a profit. These issues arose due to a decline in group motivation, and the choice of team members to engage in communication and listening habits that were counterproductive to group success. These destructive behavioral patterns, typically, gave rise to hidden agendas that resulted in a loss of revenue, rising development costs, and unplanned costs for an organization. Hidden agendas inhibit creativity, the ability to make sound business decisions and solve problems quickly, and hinder overall group cohesion. Only through good leadership can a company prevent or turn such situations around. Good Leaders motivate team members, manage group processes and make decisions that improve the culture of the organization (Engleberg and Wynn, 2013, p. 114 -115)...
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...Management Research Vol.1 No.5 [44-49] | August-2011 IMPACT OF CONFLICT MANAGEMENT ON CORPORATE PRODUCTIVITY: AN EVALUATIVE STUDY Obasan Kehinde , A Department of Business Administration, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago – Iwoye. Ogun – State, Nigeria. Email: obasankehinde@yahoo.com ABSTRACT A wide divergence of opinion exists on the source and effect of conflicts on corporate productivity and the effectiveness of the various strategies available for managing them. It has been argued by some that conflicts are signs of a vibrant organization while others contend it is destructive and capable of retarding stability and profitability of organizations. Using a student t distribution to test the significance of response and purposive sampling technique to administer a self-design questionnaires to 50 respondents cutting across all cadres of staff of First Bank of Nigeria Plc.,(Lagos Branch), revealed that the main sources of conflict in the organization relate to perception and value problems. The specific issues bother on employee compensation and welfare while managers prefer the compromise, problem solving and dominating strategies to minimizing the incidence of organisational conflicts. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended that strategies which promote industrial democracy should be chosen by management as the preferred option in dispute resolution. In addition, the ideal level of conflict resolution required to attain optimum performance for every organisation...
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...Argument Mapping Jessica Moody PAD 520 04/25/2016 Professor Dr. Thomas Create an argument map based on the influence diagram presented in Include in the map as many warrants, backings, objections, and rebuttals as possible. Claim: “The U.S. should return to the 55- mph speed limit in order to conserve fuel and save lives” Information: Experts say reducing highway speeds from 70 mph to 60 mph would reduce gasoline consumption between 2% and 3%. That could translate into a price reduction of as much as 10%. At today's price, almost 38 cents a gallon. Additionally, a lower speed limit saves 167,000 barrels of oil per day and could save approximately 6,400 lives per year. Warrant 1. Decreased speed limit will improve fuel average of the vehicles. Backing 1. Cars are most fuel efficient when driven between 30 mph and 60 mph. Above 65 mph, mileage drops sharply. This isn't rocket science. If drivers are forced to slow down, we would all use less gasoline. On reducing speed to a lower level will also curb subsidies provided on fuel so it will cost less to the exchequer of the federal. Warrant 2. Decreased speed limit will decrease loss to the subsidies as fuel prices are increasing day by day. Backing 2. Besides, decrease in number of casualties will also reduce government burden of health coverage. Objections. Curbing the speed to the lower level will increase travel time and lead to traffic jams on most of the corridors. Rebuttal. Surveys show that drivers...
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