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Posted by: abdhiraj in Questions Topic: IT Organization Management
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Dysfunctional Consequences
- Conflicts affect individual & organizational performance. Resolving conflicts consumes a considerable amount of managerial time & energy, which could be more productively spent in the absence of conflicts.
- In a conflict situation people may promote their self-interests or personal gains at the cost of others or the organization. For example, a union leader may call for a strike to assert his superiority or to stabilize his leadership.
- Intense conflicts over a prolonged period affect individuals emotionally & physically& give rise to psychosomatic disorders.
- Time spent on conflicts, if costed, could mean considerable amount of money wasted.
- Conflicts may lead to work sabotage, employee morale problems, and decline in the market share of product/services &consequent loss of productivity.