Observes that the published literature on resistance to organisational change has focused more on organisational issues … defence mechanisms in individual resistance. Surveys were conducted in nine organisations undergoing major change and … denial. The adaptive defence mechanism of humour was found to be negatively correlated with resistance intention. Identifies …

Examines how humor is related to alternative conflict resolution strategies. It also seeks to advance understanding … further by examining how respondents’ group membership (race and gender) and demographic similarity with the conflict party … related to different types of conflict management strategies and that diversity factors tend to moderate this relationship.  …

Shows the results of a survey about the antecedents of work‐family conflict in a sample of Spanish employees. Analyses … antecedents of work‐family conflict. Even though gender is not a significant variable to explain work‐family conflict, the … empirical study found differences at the time to explain the antecedents of men and women's work‐family conflict. A few family …

emotional stability on the relationship between conflict and well‐being. Design/methodology/approach – Two field studies were … that conflict was negatively associated with well‐being, especially when individuals were low in agreeableness, low in … conflict and individual well‐being, however we cannot rule out the alternative in which reduced well‐being leads to more …

Purpose – Seeks to evaluate the link between task and relationship conflict, and their influence on some employees … role of relationship conflict. Design/methodology/approach – The study involved 169 employees from six service … organizations (hotels) in Andalusia (Spain). A questionnaire was used containing different measures: task and relationship conflict …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to test a model of the effects of intragroup conflict (relationship conflict …, task conflict and process conflict), past performance feedback and perceptions of team decision‐making effectiveness on …. Findings – Results showed a full mediation effect of perceptions of team decision in the relationship between process conflict …

intragroup relationship conflict in organizations. Also, to offer a new model of the “self‐in‐group” comprising a binary pair of … group. As group conflict escalates from one member's initial emotional outburst, more and more members experience shadow … emotionally‐based relationship conflict can be prevented by the exercise of emotional intelligence competencies to keep the shadow …