This collection provides a well-rounded view of organizational conflict in three broad categories: ways of thinking about organizational conflict, individual processes, and interaction processes. It enriches the positivistic literature on conflict and organizations with a focus on non-reductionistic views of conflict, individual and interactive processes of conflict, conflict management (as opposed to resolution), and the constructive nature of conflict--aiming at understanding rather than prescription.

Recounting the history of the study of organizational conflict, the book presents...

Understanding Organizations Through Culture and Structure offers a new view of organizations and the communication processes within them. Presenting original research conducted by the authors, this volume examines problems related to task and relational orientations as they relate to organizational structure and function within predominantly African-American organizations. It also emphasizes the development of alternative theories and/or models of organizing which are rooted in African-American culture, such as team-based versus hierarchy-based interactions. The first five chapters consist of...