International Journal of Conflict Management: Volume 31 Issue 4

Resentment against the rich: Conceptualization, measurement, and empirical evidence from China

Xiaoyi Wu, Lan Lin

Because of increasing wealth inequality, China has been confronted with resentment against the rich (referred to hereafter as RAR or Choufu in Chinese), which is a growing concern…

Supervisor conflict management climate and emotion recognition skills: Implications for collective employee burnout

Kirsten A. Way, Nerina J. Jimmieson, Prashant Bordia

Groups’ perceptions of their supervisors’ conflict management styles (CMSs) can have important implications for well-being. Rather than being examined in isolation, supervisor…

Limiting fear and anger responses to anger expressions

Laura Rees, Ray Friedman, Mara Olekalns, Mark Lachowicz

The purpose of this study is to test how individuals’ emotion reactions (fear vs anger) to expressed anger influence their intended conflict management styles. It investigates two…

Exploring fear of appearing incompetent, competency pressure, tactics and perceptions in negotiations

Jennifer Parlamis, Rebecca Badawy, Julita Haber, Robyn Brouer

This study aims to examine how the fear of appearing incompetent (FAI) and competency pressure relates to negotiation tactics and subjective perceptions in a negotiation.

Work design and task conflict in interdisciplinary groups

Gergana Todorova, Matthew R.W. Brake, Laurie R. Weingart

The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of enriched group work design and objective and perceived expertise diversity in interdisciplinary research groups with a focus on…

Psychological contract violation and patient’s antisocial behaviour: A moderated mediation model of patient trust and doctor-patient communication

Po-Chien Chang, Ting Wu, Juan Du

The purpose of this study is to examine the dual effects of the violation of psychological contract on patient’s antisocial behaviour via the mediator of patient trust and the…