The conflict‐positive organization: it depends upon us
挑战了冲突总是破坏性的传统观点，指出通过合作关系和开放讨论技能，组织可将冲突转化为解决问题、创新和学习的机会，对管理者和员工均有启发。
Abstract Although still widely assumed to be disruptive, conflict, when managed appropriately, has been found to make teamwork within and between organizations effective. However, organizational members often have competitive relationships and orientations to dealing with conflict that lead to conflict avoidance and escalation, approaches that sabotage decision‐making and relational bonds. Conflict researchers have contributed to the bad reputation of conflict by confounding conflict and competition and suggesting that the kind of conflict, rather than its management, determines its outcomes. Studies in the West and East indicate that by developing cooperative relationships and the skills to discuss diverse views open‐mindedly, organizations can empower managers and employees to use conflict to probe problems, create innovative solutions, learn from their experience, and enliven their relationships. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.