LA1: Your Conflict Resolution Style

LA1: Your Conflict Resolution Style

 Using our text readings, analyze your own conflict management style as well as that found in your current or former place of work. Starting with figure 10.6 from our Saylor text, describe your most frequently used conflict handling style. Of the styles described, which is most effective and why? Then consider your current or past workplace, and its organizational culture…what types of conflict were prevalent, and at what levels? Finally, tie conflict to our past and current concepts. What role does perception and communication play in conflict? How does conflict affect motivation? Other thoughts?

Give us an example of your style in action. When explaining the situation, keep in mind to identify our concepts such as type of conflict (intra, interpersonal, intergroup), aspects of the organization that influence it, etc.

• Geert Hofstede’s renowned typology on national cultural values http://geert-hofstede.com/national-culture.html This site also provides a country-comparison page to compare other cultures against our US culture.
• Beyond Intractability’s extensive article database on cross-cultural communications and behaviors. Cross-cultural communications http://www.beyondintractability.org/essay/cross-cultural-communication and Communication Tools for Understanding Cultural Differences http://www.beyondintractability.org/essay/communication-tools

Use our text and at least two other weekly content materials to explain or defend your points. Your initial response should be at least 350 words in length to earn any points. Cite all reference sources using APA format. Use in-text parenthetical citations, for example (Organizational Behavior, 2014, ch. #, p. #), within your response content, and full citations referenced at end (see Content/Using APA).