1.1 Identify causes of conflict at work (12) According to a study by Bell and Hart in 2000 and 2002, there are 8 causes of conflict. Conflicting resources, conflicting styles, expectations, goals, pressures and roles, different personal values, and unpredictable policies. Poor management can cause conflict in the workplace. If the team don’t know the boundaries and goals, or if they are unclear of what job they are supposed to be doing, they will start to clash. I think this was the case in my workplace, due to naivety and lack of confidence.
Conflict arises from a clash of perceptions, goals, or values in an arena where people care about the outcome. Confusion can cause conflict because individuals in the organization want to achieve their own personal goals while also working with others to achieve the common mission of the organization. Conflict can be helpful in making necessary changes within the home or work environment. However, unresolved conflict can result in feelings of dissatisfaction, unhappiness, hopelessness, depression, and other emotions. Most conflicts in the workplace can lead to a lot of negative situations, such as being permanently dismissed from your job, work productivity can decrease, it can also increase absenteeism (which is having numerous absences from your job) and sometimes could even result in violence or serious crimes.
Discrimination and stereotyping in the workplace is common social behavior that occurs in many occupations and major level corporations across the United States. It can happen whether you work for a large or small organization, anyone from the bottom employee to top manager of the company can be affected from such behavior. Discrimination in the workplace can take a variety of forms including, race, national or ethnic origin, sex, pregnancy, marital status, age, disability, and religion as well. Discrimination in the workplace can have serious effects on health, work performance, and career opportunities. Over the past three decades there have been positive changes in the workplace and public attitude toward such behavior.
The Homestead Strike The Homestead Strike was held at Carnegie Steel Mill, and was famous for the struggles between the Labor Unions, and the Business owners around the late 1800s. Many of these struggles turned very violent, which caused many to get hurt. The Labor Unions (Organization of workers) were wanting higher pay, shorter work hours, and upgrade safety conditions for the members. Many Business owners think that Union is an act of trying to take charge of the business owners right to run their company as they please. The owners also don't like the fact that the Union Leaders can call a 'Strike' when the workers feel threatened with their job.
Managers You may feel that managers have a different type of job to workers as they do different things to workers but in actual fact they too work to live by on. The decisions of the manager has a great effect on Tesco, it can either result good or bad. Some decisions managers have to make are: * Hiring new Staff * Firing Staff * Plans for
One person with issues can alter how others team members get along, how motivated they are to do their job, and how effectively they complete projects. Abnormal behavior can also cause unsatisfactory customer service and can possibly cause a business to lose customers. Aggression, narcissism, and passive aggressiveness are all abnormal behaviors that are found in the workplace and can have negative effects on the success of a team. For each of these behaviors, reasons why they are considered abnormal and ideas as to how these behaviors can be treated are discussed. Aggression One example of an abnormal behavior in a workplace environment would be any act of aggression.
Conflict In the Workplace Angelique Torres English 123 SB Intermediate Composition Professor J. Park June 2, 2013 Conflict In the Workplace Without a doubt, conflict in the workplace is more relevant than ever. It is a fact that conflict occurs within the workplace and in everyone’s lives. Conflict is an inevitable part of life; it can stem from various sources, such as, cultural, generational and even socio economic differences, which in turn affects communication leading to confusion, productivity, non-cooperation, increase in stress, lack of collaboration, customer satisfaction decrease, distrust, clique formation and gossip. Be that as it may, implementing creative activities and providing trainings that focus on communication skills and active listening skills, as well as bringing awareness about different types of conflicts can create a better working environment, hence, ultimately decreasing or even ending workplace conflict.
Organizational behavior - ESLSCA 37C Workplace bullying case study Problem definition: Workplace bullying, is the tendency of individuals or groups to use persistent aggressive or unreasonable behavior against a co-worker or subordinate. Workplace bullying can include such tactics as verbal, nonverbal, psychological, physical abuse and humiliation. It can come in different forms and shapes. • Unwarranted or invalid criticism • Blame without factual justification • Being treated differently than the rest of your work group • Being sworn at • Exclusion or social isolation • Being shouted at or being humiliated • Excessive monitoring or micro-managing • Being given work unrealistic deadline Justification for problem definition: Workplace bullies often operate within the established rules and policies of their organization and their society - Hence they follow the procedure. Bullying in the workplace is in the majority of cases reported as having been perpetrated by management - the impact is usually critical to both the individuals and the business.
Discrimination is highly discouraged in the workplace and perpetrators of such inhuman acts are subject to criminal offences. In several occasions, unfairness involving age and sex have led to people quitting their jobs as well as engaging in unlawful acts. Furthermore, diverse cases of discrimination have been observed in several places of work. First and foremost is the prevalence of sex discrimination against women. Since men are the most principal stature in the current society, they are therefore entitled to additional jobs, contrary to their female counterparts.
Discrimination against women For decades, the status of women in the workplace has been debated everywhere from the boardroom to the courtroom. Working women are sometimes subjected to bias because of sex, in spite of numerous laws and regulations that prohibit employment discrimination targeting women. Court cases from district courts all the way to U.S. Supreme Court cases render decisions based on discriminatory employment practices against women and other protected groups in the workplace. Issues Concerning Traditionally Female Occupations Historically, women were relegated to office support and administrative positions such as clerk typists, secretaries and administrative assistants. Employers who engaged in unfair hiring practices attempted to justify making discriminatory hiring decisions for several reasons.