Models of Intragroup Conflict in Management: A Literature Review

Matthew W. McCarter, Kimberly A. Wade-Benzoni, Darcy Fudge Kamal, H. Min Bang, Steven J. Hyde, Reshma Maredia

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Abstract

The study of intragroup dynamics in management studies views conflict as a contingency process that can benefit or harm a group based of characteristics of the group and context. We review five models of intragroup conflict in management studies. These models include diversity-conflict and behavioral negotiation models that focus primarily on conflict within a group of people; social exchange and transaction cost economics models that focus primarily on conflict within a group of firms; and social dilemma models that focus on conflict in collectives of people, organizations, communities, and generations. The review is constituted by summarizing the insights of each model, foundational papers to each model; the most recent uses and developments of the models in the last decade; the complementarity of these models; and the future research directions.

Original languageAmerican English
JournalBusiness Faculty Articles and Research
DOIs
StatePublished - 7 May 2018
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • behavioral negotiation
  • conflict
  • diversity
  • intra-organizational relationships
  • intragroup conflict
  • social dilemmas
  • social exchange
  • transaction costs economics

EGS Disciplines

  • Business Administration, Management, and Operations
  • Organizational Behavior and Theory
  • Organizational Communication
  • Other Business
  • Other Communication

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