Institutional Conflict

Institutional Conflict

Introduction
Conflict is hardly avoidable especially when interaction is between two or more people, whether at home or workplace. In an institution, conflict is possible between a group and individual, two or more groups, or two or more individuals (Rahim, 2010).
When an organization have to deal with a conflict, it is fundamental for an institution to ensure they address the issue other than the people. The following paper discusses more on institutional conflict.
Explain why institutional conflict is significant. Why does it matter?
Some of the various institutional conflict may occur when there is conflict of interest, unclear definition of responsibilities, lack of interpersonal relationship and resources. A conflict in most cases will have a negative connotation, but its effects may be negative and positive. Institutional conflict therefore significant as the management will have the chance to bring the members together (Blake & Mouton, 1984). Members get to work together to solve the conflict, therefore sharing their opinion. Learning from each other’s opinion helps in improvement of future communication.
The above matters because it dictates the continuity of a business. Unsolved conflicts may bring about violence, decrease in company’s productivity, and some members leaving the organization. Solved conflicts on the other hand allows the management and members learn more about each (Lipsky & Seeber, 2006).  
Institutional Conflict Problems
As discussed above, several issues as a result of any type of institutional conflict. The following examples are discussed herein:


Employee turnover
Members of an institution who are continually frustrated with the conflict level, may make up their mind to terminate their membership. This is normally detrimental when a member is a head of a committee or executive board which may end up compromising the organizational management (Gordon, 2005).
Increased absenteeism
Conflicts especially in an organization may get tiring. This is especially one is involved. One keeps avoiding his or her workplace as a way of avoiding reality on the ground. The workplace becomes boring a reason for one to continually be absent.
Increased health claims
Organizational conflicts may cause frustration to a member if they feel there is no solution on the way any time soon, or if the feeling is that their opinion is falling on deaf ears. As result, stress starts being evident, adversely affecting their personal and professional lives. The member may start experiencing headaches, overheating, loss of appetite, sleeping problems and finally they become unapproachable (Rahim & Bonoma, 1979).
Conclusion
Institutional conflicts are a thing that is just inevitable especially when people are living together. These conflicts are significant and should be handled professionally so that they don’t cause interruptions to the particular institution. As demonstrated above, if unresolved they have damaging effects to the individuals and the institution at large.  





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