Conflict Management In the Merriam-Webster dictionary, conflict is defined as "a: competitive or opposing action of incompatibles: antagonistic state or action (as of divergent ideas, interests, or persons) b: mental struggle resulting from incompatible or opposing needs, drives, wishes, or external or internal demands c: fight, battle, war."(Merriam-Webster online dictionary) Conflict can occur in any place at any time. According to the UOP e-text, Organizational Behavior, "conflict occurs whenever disagreements exist in a social …showed first 75 words of 3368 total…

…showed last 75 words of 3368 total…of the type of conflict, in order to work together to complete a common goal. References University of Phoenix (Ed.). (2002). Organizational behavior [University of Phoenix Custom <Tab/>Edition e-text]. New York: Wiley. http://hr.ksnet.com/P&Ps/HR5000EmployeeProblemResolution100103.pdf. 2003. http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=conflict&x=13&y=11. Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary copyright © 2004 by Merriam-Webster, Incorporated