Common Leadership Conflicts in the Workplace
Published: January 24, 2022 | Last Updated: December 18, 2023by Kent McGroarty
Category: Group Conflict (Page 4)
Where to Get Help With a Conflict at Work
Published: January 20, 2022 | Last Updated: April 1, 2024by Valerie Dansereau
Conflict in the workplace can create a tense and uncomfortable working environment which can trigger absenteeism or decreased productivity. Disputes that aren’t dealt with promptly can quickly escalate, so they must be addressed, whether they involve a disagreement over work or are based on personality differences. Where can you get help with a conflict at...
Leveraging the Power of Sports for Improving Peace at the Workplace: Lessons from Cyprus
Published: August 19, 2021 | Last Updated: July 27, 2023by Anupriya Kukreja
Summary of: Driessen, T. (2021). Sport for peace: Exploring the contribution of sport to cohabitation in a divided society (Dissertation). http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-445386 Background & Theory Intergroup contact can occur in many shapes and forms, one form being sports. Sport-for-peace programs rely on sport and contact in order to contribute to intergroup reconciliation efforts and peaceful society....
Research Details the Ironic Effects of Intergroup Contact
Published: July 29, 2021 | Last Updated: April 23, 2024by Anupriya Kukreja
Summary of: Reimer, N. K., & Sengupta, N. K. (2021). Meta-analysis of the ‘ironic’ effects of intergroup contact. https://osf.io/vrsqe Background & Theory Intergroup contact theory is one of the most salient and popular theories in the field of conflict resolution. As societies are becoming more diverse, there are more opportunities for members of different groups...
Foundations of Intergroup Contact Research: Allport’s “The Nature of Prejudice”
Published: June 24, 2021 | Last Updated: December 3, 2023by Natalie Davis
Summary of: Allport, G. W. (1954). The nature of prejudice. Addison-Wesley. Background & Theory Gordon Allport’s book, The Nature of Prejudice, became a well-known foundation for the study of prejudice and discrimination, as well as intergroup contact theory. The book is compiled of 31 chapters and discusses in detail what factors might influence prejudice, how...
The Foundations of Intergroup Conflict Research: The Robbers Cave Experiment
Published: June 22, 2021 | Last Updated: December 3, 2023by Noah Shaw
Summary of: University of Oklahoma. Institute of Group Relations, & Sherif, M. (1961). Intergroup conflict and cooperation: The Robbers Cave experiment (Vol. 10, pp. 150-198). Norman, OK: University Book Exchange. Background & Theory: One of the most prominent studies on intergroup conflict is Muzafer Sherif’s Robbers Cave Experiment. Conducted in the 1950s, Sherif’s contribution to...
The Importance of Regulating Language in the Workplace – A Study on the Markers of Trust and Dehumanization
Published: June 10, 2021 | Last Updated: April 23, 2024by Anupriya Kukreja
Summary of: Montiel, C. J., de la Paz, E., & Cerafica, Z. I. (2019). (De) humanization and trust in an asymmetric Muslim–Christian conflict: Heroes, Kafirs, and Satanas. Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, 25(4), 300. Background & Theory Dehumanization refers to the phenomenon where strangers or members of an outgroup are considered less than...
Policy vs Ethnicity: What this Study on Indigenous Groups in Chile Teaches Us About Factors Affecting Trust in the Workplace
Published: May 20, 2021 | Last Updated: April 23, 2024by Anupriya Kukreja
Summary of: Miranda, D., Love, G., Carlin, R., González, R., & Navia, P. (2021). Ethnicity or policy? The conditioning of intergroup trust in the context of ethnic conflict. Political Psychology. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/pops.12747 Background & Theory Intergroup trust is an important foundation for cooperation (Brewer & Alexander, 2002), whereas prolonged violent intergroup conflict accentuates distrust. Ethnicity refers...
What This Study on Social Change Motivation in Cyrus, Romania and Israel Tells Us About Workplace Reform
Published: May 4, 2021 | Last Updated: April 23, 2024by Anupriya Kukreja
Summary of: Çakal, H., Halabi, S., Cazan, A. M., & Eller, A. (2021). Intergroup contact and endorsement of social change motivations: The mediating role of intergroup trust, perspective-taking, and intergroup anxiety among three advantaged groups in Northern Cyprus, Romania, and Israel. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 24(1), 48–67. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1368430219885163 Background & Theory We have covered...
Preference for Cliques: What this Study on Social Dominance Orientation Tells us about Hierarchy in the Workplace
Published: April 18, 2021 | Last Updated: April 23, 2024by Anupriya Kukreja
Summary of: Wang, C., Huang, F., Stathi, S., & Vezzali, L. (2020). Positive and negative intergroup contact and willingness to engage in intergroup interactions among majority (Han) and minority (Uyghur) group members in China: The moderating role of social dominance orientation. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 75, 132-140. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2018.09.002 Background & Theory Intergroup contact theory...