Patrice Natalie Delevante

BUS 520: Leadership and Organizational Behavior

Professor Gevara
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Levels of Conflict
Levels of conflict e&ist 'hen diverse co(petenc" planning processes are not the
co((it(ent of tea( (e()ers in an organization process$ and 'hen there is a)sence of
trst* Diverse co(petenc" inclde organization practices of co((nication that is )oth
for(al and infor(al ces and organization socialization acceptance in spport of
(e()ers+ identit" in the organization cli(ate$ and diversit" co(petenc" in (anage(ent
inclde incentive progra(s that increase 'or,ers stats in the )siness and at ho(e* -t
organizations 'here 'o(en are in corporate )oards$ diversit" co(petenc" goals are
acco(plished 'hen first the co(pan" plans (aternit" leave of a)sences 'ith pa"
progra(s and on cite centers for children+s spport$ and second$ 'hen in (anage(ent
'ith ongoing 'o(en+s hire and pro(otion internall"* .hen (anage(ent for e&a(ple
see,s to li(it organization fnds to spport diversit" progra(s in 'o(en (anage(ent$
levels conflicts can arise$ and (anage(ent can reason that the li(its in the co(pan"+s
inpt and otpt of resorces$ goods and services are negativel" inflenced )" the
lessened )" li(its in cons(er de(and and )oght co(pan" prodcts in a recession$
casing (anage(ent+s internal inco(e li(itations in fnds to spports diversit"
progra(s in 'o(en ne' hires$ pa"$ and stoc,s*
-n intragrop conflict refers to /disagree(ents0 'ith so(e or all of a grop+s
(e()ers /10 intergrop conflict occrs /'ith0 grops of tea(s2 3Organizational
Behavior$ 20%%$ p* 4056* .ith the re7est in (anage(ent to li(it allocation of financial
inco(e to diversit" progra(s that spport 'o(en (others in (anage(ent$ 'o(en in
(anage(ent cold e&perience an intragrop and intergrop conflict 'ith (anage(ent
tea(s$ and re7est a virtal organization (eeting to co((nicate an a)sence of trst and
that li(its in inco(e allocations to diversit" progra(s negativel" inflences 'o(en+s
overload of 'or, and at ho(e$ casing stress in high perfor(ance planning goals*
.o(en can react negativel" to conflicts 'ith a)senteeis($ late 'or, co(pletion$ and
ongoing intraorganization tension 'ith (anage(ent* .o(en in (anage(ent cold li(it
co((nication 'ith (anagers refsing to spport 'o(en+s diversit" progra(s 'ith
gestres ces of disapproval of (anage(ent goals*
.o(en in (anage(ent can 'or, 'ith (anage(ent in conflict to spport
diversit" progra(s in a recession 'ith actions that can spport the co(pan"+s revene
37antit" and price6 in organization prodcts and services$ and organization price inde&
or changes in inco(e and services and goals 'ithin a given "ear all to i(prove fnds
availa)le to spport diversit" progra(s in 'o(en retention in (anage(ent* B"
calclating co(pan" price inde&es and finding the percentage of changes in inco(e in a
"ear to 'o(en in (anage(ent not having diversit" progra(s$ co(panies can thence
re7est changes in their prodcts price and 7antit"$ to increase cons(er de(ands and
spending that can lead to organization increased inco(e to spport diversit" progra(s
and 'o(en (anagers*
8eference:
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