International Journal of Conflict Management: Volume 30 Issue 1

Crime and punishment: A realistic group conflict approach to racial discrimination in hiring convicted felons

Barry Goldman, Dylan Cooper, Tamar Kugler

A surprisingly large proportion of the working population of the USA consists of individuals with felony convictions. Moreover, the issue of employability of these individuals is…

Validation of the Spanish version of the intragroup conflict scale (ICS-14): A multilevel factor structure

Manuel Nieto-Guerrero, Mirko Antino, Jose M. Leon-Perez

There is increasing evidence about the key role that intragroup conflicts have for teams’ performance and its members’ well-being. However, the existing measures in the…

Hoping for the best, preparing for the worst : Regulatory focus optimality in high and low-intensity conflict

Peter T. Coleman, Katharina G. Kugler, Robin Vallacher, Regina Kim

The purpose of this paper is to propose that a more optimal regulatory focus in conflict reflects a mix of promotion and prevention considerations because conflict often elicits…

The efficacy of contractual governance on task and relationship conflict in inter-organisational transactions

Jingya You, Yongqiang Chen, Yuanyuan Hua, Wenqian Wang

This paper aims to explain how contractual complexity, including contractual control, coordination and adaptation, makes a difference to the task and relationship conflict, and…

Ten years of conflict management research 2007-2017: An update on themes, concepts and relationships

Andrea Caputo, Giacomo Marzi, Jane Maley, Mario Silic

The purpose of this study is to map the intellectual structure of conflict management studies by investigating the key themes, concepts and their relationships for the period…

Examination of knowledge hiding with conflict, competition and personal values

Anil Boz Semerci

The purpose of this paper was to examine knowledge hiding behaviours with perceived conflict types, competition and personal values of employees.

The dual effects of task conflict on team creativity: Focusing on the role of team-focused transformational leadership

Eun Kyung Lee, Ariel C. Avgar, Won-Woo Park, Daejeong Choi

The purpose of this paper is to explore the dual effects of task conflict on team creativity and the role of team-focused transformational leadership (TFL) as a key contingency in…