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CONFLICT AND FRUSTRATION

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Conflict and Frustration

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CONFLICT
? Definition:

?FIGHT

?STRUGGLE
?DISAGREEMENT
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FRUSTRATION
? Definition: ? Prevent from achieving

something or from being achieved.

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Causes Of Frustration
? Environmental Factors: Heat, Rain,

Traffic Jam, i.e. Environmental Factors. ? Social Factors: Parents not allowing children to go for Party ? Personal Inadequacies: Incapable of attaining the goal but has a strong desire ? Frustration due to Conflict
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Causes of Conflict
? Motives or Goals ? Role conflict and Ambiguity ? Interpersonal conflict

? Inter group conflict
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Conflict due to Motives or Goals
1. Approach – Approach Conflict:Two or

more positive but mutually exclusive goals.(Two good movies on two channels, picnic or party?) Easier to solve, reduced emotional behavior.

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Conflict due to Motives or Goals
2. Approach – Avoidance Conflict:

Individual is motivated to approach a goal, at the same time is motivated to avoid it. ( independence v/s protection for youth, new hair style but no one should laugh!) From far the positive aspects appear strong but as one gets nearer negative aspects are seen
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Conflict due to Motives or Goals
3. Avoidance – Avoidance Conflict: Two or more negative goals but mutually exclusive.(Do homework or get punished) Out come can be Indecision

Leave the conflict situation (Absent!)

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Conflicts 1.Internal Role Conflict 2.Interpersonal conflict

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Role Conflict
1. Person and the Role: Personality and

expectations (introvert and marketing) 2. Intra Role Conflict: Within the role(what kind of leadership style should I follow as a leader) 3. Inter Role Conflict: Different requirement of two roles performed by same person( Mother V/S Teacher, Father V/S Manager)
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Interpersonal Conflict
1. 2.

3.

Personal Differences: Unique background, culture, tradition, socialization process. Informational Deficiency: Due to communication breakdown, lack of communication. Environmental Stress: Shrinking resources, downsizing, competitive pressure, high degree of uncertainty,(Hire and Fire)

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Categories of Responses to conflict 1. Competing

2. Avoiding
3. Accommodating 4. Compromising

5. Collaborating
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Categories of response to conflict

Competing

Non co-operative

Co-operative

Competing: A desire to satisfy one’s own interest, regardless of the impact on the other party to the conflict.
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Conflict-Handling Styles
? Competing (assertive & uncooperative) – “I am right, you are wrong” approach
• Use in emergency situations
– The plane is leaving in 5 minutes

• Short-term relationships, one-time interaction

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Categories of response to conflict

Competing

Avoiding

Non co-operative

Co-operative

Avoiding: The desire to withdraw or suppress a conflict.
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? Avoidance (unassertive & uncooperative) – Suppress conflict by avoiding it or the other party
• Use when the matter is trivial • Allow other party or yourself time to cool down

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Categories of response to conflict
Competing

Avoiding Non co-operative

Accommodating Co-operative

Accommodating: The willingness of one party in a conflict to place the opponents interest above their interest.
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Conflict-Handling Styles
? Accommodating (Unassertive &

cooperative)
– Put the interests of the other party above your own
• Use when the issues are more important to others than to you

– Cautions:
• You may eventually “blow-up” by continuing to put others interests above your own

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Categories of response to conflict
Competing

Compromising

Avoiding Non co-operative

Accommodating Co-operative

Compromising: The situation in which each party to a conflict is ready to give up something.
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Conflict-Handling Styles
? Compromising (the middle ground)
– Each party intends to or is asked to
“give-up” something: – “Let’s split the difference” • Middle ground results in incomplete satisfaction of both parties concerns

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Categories of response to conflict
Competing Collaborating Compromising

Avoiding
Non co-operative

Accommodating Co-operative

Collaborating: A situation in which the parties to conflict, each desire to satisfy fully the concerns of all parties
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Conflict-Handling Styles
? Collaborating (assertive & cooperative)

–“Win-win” strategy
• Each party seeks to fully satisfy their concerns and the concerns of the other party • Searching for a mutually beneficial outcome • Commitment to long-term relationships
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Inter Group Conflict
1. Competing for Resources(Budget

Allocation) 2. Task Interdependencies: Cascading of departments for final output 3. Jurisdictional Ambiguity: (Gray areas in delegation of authority) 4. Status Struggle: Inequity as compared to other departments(HR v/s Finance v/s Marketing v/s Production)
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Behavior and Conflict Intensity
Annihilatory (Destruction) Conflict
Overt efforts to destroy the other party

Aggressive physical attacks

Threats and ultimatums

Assertive verbal attacks

Overt questioning or challenging of others

No Conflict

Minor disagreements or misunderstandings

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JOHARI WINDOW
OTHERS
KNOW DO NOT KNOW

O K U N R O S W E L DK O N V N O E OW S T
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OPEN

HIDDEN

BLIND

UNKNOWN

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Conflict Outcomes
WIN W I N L O S E
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LOSE WIN-LOSE

WIN-WIN

LOSE-WIN

LOSE-LOSE

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FRUSTRATION
Need / Deficiency

Drive

Block

Goal

Defense Mechanism

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Most commonly used Defense Mechanisms
Rationalization 2. Denial 3. Projection 4. Escape 5. Repression 6. Identification 7. Displacement 8. Regression 9. Compensation 10. Sublimation
1.
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Most commonly used Defense Mechanisms
1)Rationalization- Attempt to justify one’s actions with an excuse rather than admitting one’s failure or mistake.( Traffic Jam, Got up late) 2) Denial- Belief in a falsehood, rather than accept the reality of the truth.(My son cannot do such a thing)
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Most commonly used Defense Mechanisms
3) Projection- Blaming unpleasant feelings or inappropriate actions on others. (She is a very strict person) 4) Escape- Running away from a problem.(absent) 5) Repression - Blocking out thoughts about unpleasant things or experiences.(I did no know the rule!)
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Most Commonly used Defense Mechanisms
6) Identification- Acting like or modeling someone’s behavior. Associating someone else’s accomplishments as your own. (Cricket Match!) 7) Displacement- Expressing feeling toward someone or something not associated with the source of the feelings.(Kicking the Wall)
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Commonly used Defense Mechanisms
8) Regression- Returning to an earlier means of dealing with frustration or an earlier, less threatening, time that required less responsibility. (Crying) 9) Compensation- Attempt to make up for a lack of something or some ability by getting or achieving something else.(Dress, if not looks!)
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Commonly used Defense Mechanisms
10) Sublimation- Transforming unacceptable behaviors into acceptable ones.(better in KT exams. Channeled anger)

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The Relationship between Conflict Intensity and Outcomes
Positive

Neutral

Negative

Too little conflict

Appropriate conflict

Too much conflict

Low

Moderate Intensity
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High

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Conflict Resolution
? Superordinate goals – Shared goal that cannot be attained without cooperation of each of the conflicting parties ? Altering structural variables – Changing the organizational chart
• Reporting relationships

– Create joint-task forces
• Gain appreciation of each others (groups) constraints and needs

? Altering individuals – Human relations training – Transfers
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Thirds Parties and Conflict Resolution
? Mediation – Neutral third party attempts to find mutually beneficial trade-offs, suggests alternatives, & serves as a sounding board for the conflicting parties
• Growing area of legal practices • 60% of cases in mediation reach settlement

? Arbitration – Neutral third party can dictate an agreement
• Allows parties to avoid the high-costs of going to trial • Always results in settlement
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Negotiation
? Definition: It is the process of finding an

agreement that is satisfactory to all of the groups/individuals involved.
? It is used to ensure a “win-win” situation. ? Negotiation is best when it includes the

members in conflict and peers who are stakeholders in the process
? Or, a third party may be called when ongoing

conflict resolution/negotiation does not work among the team members .
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Characteristics of a Successful Negotiation
? It should:
– Be timely and effective with the parties – Produce an agreement that results in a resolution of the conflict and a revitalized team process – Improve the relationships between the individuals, strengthening the team
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Negotiation Skills
? In “Principled” Negotiation, a negotiator

should:
Help the parties develop objective criteria for solutions – Separate the members from the issue – be tough on the issue not the members. – Focus on the issue not the different viewpoints. – Develop different solutions that are satisfactory to all. – Think about the consequences of the decision among team members and outside the team. – Do not just try to win. Work on finding an acceptable resolution for all involved.
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Avoiding Conflict and Frustration
? Goal Clarity ? Role Clarity ? Clarity in Communications ? Improve Listening abilities ? Right Attitude. ? IQ, EQ, SQ ? Exercise (Healthy Body) ? Relaxation (Healthy Mind) Remove toxins. ? Three C’s (Connectivity, Capability,Contribution) ? Social Interactions

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To Conclude
? Key to resolving conflict and

avoiding frustration is within!
? Never Fear to Negotiate, at the

same time NEVER Negotiate with fear
? Growth is Mandatory,

Maturing is Optional!!!
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