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4 Examples of Coworker Conflict Scenarios

March 30, 2022by Kent McGroarty

If you are the manager of an office or other workplace, knowing how to deal with employee conflicts is essential. It helps you maintain a healthy, happy work environment where productivity reigns and employees do not quit on a regular basis. Familiarizing yourself with common coworker conflict scenarios gives you a better idea of what...

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Research Finds Relationship Between Humor and Conflict Management Style

November 16, 2021by Elise Sanchez0

Summary of: Pasupuleti. S., (2021). Humor styles and conflict management in IT professions. Indian Association of Health, Research and Welfare, 12(3), 278-281. Background & Theory Researchers were curious about the correlation between one’s humor style and their ability to resolve conflict. IT professionals from Hyderabad participated to find if this was true. In the profession...

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8 Actionable Steps to a Peaceful Organization

June 24, 2021by Anupriya Kukreja0

Earlier this year, we wrote a summary of a research paper that studied societies with inherent peace systems and came up with eight actionable keys to a peaceful organization. The paper focused on peace systems through anthropological and historical literature and their correlation with certain identified peace values. While it was often believed that all...

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How do Different Stakeholders in a Conflict Perceive Peace? Research Provides Lessons from Israel

March 24, 2021by Anupriya Kukreja

Summary of: Leshem, O. A., & Halperin, E. (2020). Lay theories of peace and their influence on policy preference during violent conflict. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 117(31), 18378–18384. https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2005928117 Background & Theory The authors of this paper define the Lay theories of peace as 1) Positive peace, 2)...

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Exploring Identity and its Loss in the Workplace – Lessons from the Druze Community in Israel

March 16, 2021by Anupriya Kukreja

Summary of: Saguy, T., Sobol-Sarag, D., Halabi, S., Stroebe, K., Bruneau, E., & Hasan-Aslih, S. (2020). When a sense of “we” is lost: Investigating the consequences of a lost common identity among druze in Israel. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 11(5), 667–675. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1948550619884562 Background & Theory The Arab Druze community in Israel has historically had good relations with...

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The Role of Age, Prejudice and Trust in Building Peace Between Communities- Evidence from Cyprus

March 9, 2021by Anupriya Kukreja

Summary of: Yucel, D., & Psaltis, C. (2020). Intergroup contact and willingness for renewed cohabitation in Cyprus: Exploring the mediating and moderating mechanisms. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 23(4), 578–597. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1368430219845053 Background & Theory Intergroup contact theory has been popular amongst conflict and social psychology researchers for a long time. Regionally, Cyprus has seen a protracted conflict between...

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Are All Types of Intergroup Contact Useful for Improving Peace Between Communities? What This Study on Inter-Caste Interaction via Cricket in India Teaches Us About Peace in the Workplace

March 2, 2021by Anupriya Kukreja

Summary of: Lowe, M. (2020). Types of Contact: A Field Experiment on Collaborative and Adversarial Caste Integration. Behavioral & Experimental Economics eJournal. Background & Theory Intergroup contact theory or the contact hypothesis is a well-known method of improving ties between communities. In this research, the author argues that the efficacy of intergroup contact depends highly on...

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One of the World’s Biggest Conflict Transformation Camps Teaches us Why its Important to Intentionally Create Opportunities for Inter-Group Contact

December 15, 2020by Anupriya Kukreja

Summary of: White, S.M., Schroeder, J., & Risen, J.L. (2020). When “enemies” become close: Relationship formation among Palestinians and Jewish Israelis at a youth camp. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1-84. Background & Theory Previous research has tried to investigate the role of contact and proximity in bridging outgroup relations. Conceptualized by Allport (1954), intergroup contact...

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Conflict Management, Conflict Resolution, and Conflict Transformation: What’s the Difference?

November 18, 2020by Noah Shaw

Whether at the international or interpersonal level, terms like conflict management and conflict resolution are often used synonymously, even though both actually have different definitions. Lesser known but equally important is the concept of conflict transformation, which also holds its own unique definition apart from its conflict management and conflict resolution cousins. Considering that each...

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Sadness Can Lead To Peace: Study Looks At The Effect Of Sadness In Reducing Polarization

October 20, 2020by Anupriya Kukreja

Summary of: Gur, T., Ayal, S. and Halperin, E. (2020), A Bright Side of Sadness: The Depolarizing Role of Sadness in Intergroup Conflicts. Eur J Soc Psychol. Accepted Author Manuscript. doi:10.1002/ejsp.2715 Background & Theory In our highly divided world, it is important to understand the conditions under which polarization is strengthened or weakened. Conflict situations...

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Conflict Theory

4 Examples of Coworker Conflict Scenarios

Research Finds Relationship Between Humor and Conflict Management Style

8 Actionable Steps to a Peaceful Organization

How do Different Stakeholders in a Conflict Perceive Peace? Research Provides Lessons from Israel

Exploring Identity and its Loss in the Workplace – Lessons from the Druze Community in Israel

The Role of Age, Prejudice and Trust in Building Peace Between Communities- Evidence from Cyprus

Are All Types of Intergroup Contact Useful for Improving Peace Between Communities? What This Study on Inter-Caste Interaction via Cricket in India Teaches Us About Peace in the Workplace

One of the World’s Biggest Conflict Transformation Camps Teaches us Why its Important to Intentionally Create Opportunities for Inter-Group Contact

Conflict Management, Conflict Resolution, and Conflict Transformation: What’s the Difference?

Sadness Can Lead To Peace: Study Looks At The Effect Of Sadness In Reducing Polarization

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