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These are the responses to organizational conflict, in the field of organizational behavior: avoidance, competition, accommodation, compromise, and collaboration between the representatives of some combination of individuals and/or groups in response to interpersonal conflict, intergroup conflict, or conflict between an organization and one or more of its stakeholders.
Introduction
A conflict involves some combination of individuals and/or groups who are experiencing interpersonal conflict, intergroup conflict, or conflict between an organization and one or more of its stakeholders. Additionally, an individual involved in a conflict may represent themselves, or the individual may be represented by one or more...
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Mitchell, D.E. (2017). Reponses to Organizational Conflict. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_3078-1
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