International Journal of Conflict Management: Volume 5 Issue 3

OPTIMIZING PERFORMANCE BY CONFLICT STIMULATION

Evert van de Vliert, Carsten K.W. de Dreu

To enhance the quality of group decision making, to promote affective acceptance of decisions by all participants involved, or to increase joint outcomes, a principal party or a…

ENHANCING EFFECTIVENESS: AN INVESTIGATION OF ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF VALUE‐BASED INTRAGROUP CONFLICT

Karen A. Jehn

This study investigates the benefits and detriments of emotional and task‐related conflict in work groups. Group value consensus (GVC), or the extent to which group members share…

RESOLVING THE PARADOX OF CONFLICT, STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING, AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE

Allen C. Amason, David M. Schweiger

Strategic decision making influences organizational performance. However, close examination of this relationship reveals a subtle paradox. It appears that the products of…

SOCIAL IDENTITY MAINTENANCE PRESCRIPTIONS FOR PREVENTING GROUPTHINK: REDUCING IDENTITY PROTECTION AND ENHANCING INTELLECTUAL CONFLICT

Marlene E. Turner, Anthony R. Pratkanis

Although the concept of groupthink (the extreme concurrence‐seeking tendency displayed by decision making groups), has been an influential one, empirical research has provided…

THE ENHANCING EFFECT OF INTERGROUP COMPETITION ON GROUP PERFORMANCE

Gary Bornstein, Ido Erev

This paper examines the effect of intergroup competition on intragroup cooperation. Three experiments are reviewed. The first experiment establishes that intergroup competition…

PRODUCTIVE CONFLICT: NEGOTIATION AS IMPLICIT COORDINATION

Linda L. Putnam

This study uncovers the benefits of conflict through examining the functions, intergroup relationships, and symbolic significance of negotiation. Drawing from survey and…