International Journal of Conflict Management: Volume 32 Issue 1

The relationship between perceived dissimilarity and feedback avoidance behaviour: Testing a multiple mediation model

Meng Song, Kubilay Gok, Sherry Moss, Nancy Borkowski

The purpose of this study is to understand the conditions in which subordinates, after making a mistake, are more likely to engage in feedback avoidance behaviour (FAB), a set of…

Examining the relationships between face concerns and dissent

Stephen M. Croucher, Stephanie Kelly, Hui Chen, Doug Ashwell

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationships between face concerns, articulated (upward) dissent and organizational assimilation. In this study, articulated dissent…

Personal sense of power, emotion and compliance in the workplace: a moderated mediation approach

Roni Laslo-Roth, Tomer Schmidt-Barad

The purpose of this study was to investigate the associations between personal sense of power (PSP) and compliance as a function of the interaction between negative emotion…

The combined effect of perceived organizational injustice and perceived politics on deviant behaviors

Mohammad Nisar Khattak, Roxanne Zolin, Noor Muhammad

The main purpose of this study is to examine the catalytic impact of perceptions of politics in organizations on the relationship between perceived unfairness and deviant behavior…

A multi-national validity analysis of the argumentativeness measure

Stephen Michael Croucher, Stephanie Kelly, Mark Burkey, Anthony Spencer, Oscar Gomez, Carmencita Del Villar, Nadirabegim Eskiçorapçı

The argumentativeness measure has been used in more than a 100 studies since 1982. The measure was developed and validated within a US university/college student sample. Despite…

Conflict between younger and older workers: an identity-based approach

Henry C.Y. Ho, Dannii Y. Yeung

With age diversity in the workplace becoming increasingly prevalent, the conflict between younger and older workers can be pervasive because of their increased interpersonal…

The vicious cycle of unfairness and conflict in teams

Mladen Adamovic

Teams often cannot fulfill their managers’ expectations due to unfairness issues and dysfunctional conflicts with teammates. This paper aims to create a fair team environment, it…

Linkages between group level task conflict and individual level outcomes in non-routine technical jobs

Amna Yousaf, Razia Shaukat, Waheed Ali Umrani

This study aims to build on the existing research regarding workplace conflict by arguing that task conflict (TC) leads to resource gains for individuals with non-routine…