Network Analysis of the Symmetric and Asymmetric Patterns of Conflict in an Organization
Description:
Missing from extant conflict literature is an examination of both symmetric and asymmetric conflict ties. To address this void, network analysis was utilized to examine the responses (both symmetric and asymmetric conflict ties) of 140 employees and managers in four divisions of a large agency of the Federal Government. The study was limited to conflict over scarce resources. Conflict management methods were examined as well as the perceptions of how respondents both cope with and feel about co…
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Date:
May 1993
Creator:
Helt, Kimberly M. (Kimberly Mae)