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Homework: Managing Conflict
Organizations are made up of people. People do not always agree. When they disagree conflict results. The challenge with conflict is that both sides are often sure they are right (and sometimes both are). For this homework, you will take what we have learned this week and describe how you might advise stakeholders to manage a real-world conflict you have witnessed in the workplace.
Directions
Write a paper of 2,250 to 2,500 words in which you discuss an actual workplace conflict you have witnessed but of which you were not a part. Include the following:
Question A. Describe the conflict (change names of people and organizations to protect the "guilty").
Question B. Describe at least two different theories or frameworks that would explain the parameters of the conflict. Consider stakeholders, leaders, and organizational politics in determining which approach to use.
Question C. Provide at least two different strategies you would recommend to the stakeholders to manage this conflict, and the pros and cons of each approach.
Question D. Identify any ethical risks that might need to be considered.