International Journal of Conflict Management: Volume 35 Issue 4

Conflicts and defensive communication: investigating the mature, neurotic and immature defences of service professionals

Fatima Vapiwala, Deepika Pandita

This study aims to examine task and relationship conflict and their linkage with defensive communication strategies, i.e. mature, neurotic and immature defensive communication…

Unravelling the mysteries of cyber incivility: a systematic review and research agenda

Durrey Shahwar, Rajib Lochan Dhar

The current digital work environment promoting a “constant-on” culture is a hotbed for cyber incivility. Thus, there is a pressing need to understand its mechanisms. This study…

Boundary violations and teleworker counterproductive work behavior: the role of working time demands, threat to family role and involuntary teleworking

Nan Xu, Chunyong Tang, Chengchuan Yang, Yanzhao Lai

Drawing on cognitive appraisal theory, this study aims to explore the indirect effect of work/family boundary violations on teleworkers’ counterproductive work behavior (CWB). In…

Exploring the role of climate for conflict management and high involvement work practices as moderators in the workplace bullying and work-related depression link

Emre Burak Ekmekcioglu, Hamidah Nabawanuka, Yussif Mohammed Alhassan, John Yaw Akparep, Cansu Ergenç

This paper aims to examine how organizational practices such as climate for conflict management (CCM) and high involvement work practices (HIWPs) reduce the negative consequences…

Sailing through silence: exploring how negative gossip leaves breeding grounds for quiet quitting in the workplace

Shalini Srivastava, Anubhuti Saxena, Vartika Kapoor, Abdul Qadir

Gossip spreads like wildfire, damaging relationships, decaying trust and creating a negative work environment. This study aims to investigate the relationship between negative…

A multilevel investigation of team relationship conflict and employee-level subjective career success

Rahman Ullah, Yasir Mansoor Kundi, Subhan Shahid

Based on affective event theory (AET), this study aims to unpack the association between team relationship conflict and employees’ subjective career success by examining the…

Facilitation or inhibition? research on the double-edged sword effect of peer abusive supervision on bystander proactive behavior

Hao Chen, Jiajia Wang, Jiaying Bao, Zihan Zhang, Jingya Li

Based on the Cognitive Appraisal Theory of Stress, this study aims to reveal the mechanism of peer abusive supervision on bystander proactive behavior through two different paths…

The effect of interpersonal conflict on employee behaviors: the role of perception of politics and competence uncertainty

R Prince, Nitin Simha Vihari, Gayatri Udayakumar, Mukkamala Kameshwar Rao

Conflict, between individuals and groups, in organizations is a common phenomenon and can have varied implication for the employee and the organization. This paper aims to…

Unraveling the link between innovative work behavior and despotic leadership: the roles of supervisor conflict and dispositional resistance to change trait

Nasib Dar, Saima Ahmad, Kamal Badar, Yasir Mansoor Kundi

This paper aims to probe the prevailing belief that engaging in innovative work behavior (IWB) will invariably lead to favorable outcomes. To do so, the paper integrates…

Onward and upward in conflict resolution!

Amira Schiff