Workplace Conflict Management Styles Among Employees of Debre Berhan Blanket Factory
| dc.contributor.advisor | Chalchisa, Desalegne (PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Arasaw, Setegn | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-01-11T12:30:36Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-10T14:47:46Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-01-11T12:30:36Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-10T14:47:46Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2007-06 | |
| dc.description.abstract | In this study awareness of functions of conflict at work and the link between demographic variables and conflict management styles were investigated. For this investigation, 315 employees were randomly selected from the 748 employees of Debre Berhan Blanket Factory (DBBF). A self report questionnaire and a semi-structured interview were employed to collect data. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were employed to analyze the data. Results of the descriptive analyses showed that generally employees ' awareness of functions of conflict at work was not quite sufficient. In the inferential analysis, men were found to be avoiders and more competitive than their female counterparts. Males were also found to be more compromising than females. Females on the other hand were found to be more accommodative than their male counterparts. It was also found out that as the employees' age and work experience increase, they tend to shift from competitiveness to accommodativeness and more collaborative styles of conflict management styles. Though gender-based differences in conflict management are reported in many studies, the gap between male and female employees of Debre Berhan Blanket FactolY is quite wide. The insufficient awareness of functions of conflict at work of employees is also a phenomenon repeatedly reported in many studies. Thus, the factOlY management and workers association should collaboratively do whatever they can to narrow down the wider gap between men and women across the three conflict management styles (avoiding, competing, and accommodating). They also should design continuous trainings to inform employees with the positive values of conflict. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/15665 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Management Styles | en_US |
| dc.title | Workplace Conflict Management Styles Among Employees of Debre Berhan Blanket Factory | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |