Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how participatory decision‐making processes in top management teams …

Two understandings of “conflict” are derived from a multi‐cultural East‐West experience: as a fundamental threat in … which conflict is normally avoided, and as competitive games in which conflict is associated with confrontation and … negotiation, and is sought after. Suggests that it is the view of conflict as competitive games that is promoted through …

empowerment of middle management. However, the implications of this were not fully appreciated by senior management until late in … ambivalence in change management in general and “empowerment” in particular. This has significant implications for the regulation …

subordinates in conflict situations. Design/methodology/approach – The data was collected from 488 line managers; the majority of … “Test for handling common organizational conflicts” was used, which incorporates a response factor (conflict style) and a … hierarchal relationship in conflict interactions, and the prevailing position of complementary conflict patterns between managers …

Purpose – Interest in mediation as an alternative strategy for managing conflict in the workplace has grown recently …

‐structured teams. Adduces some evidence for the validity of the Belbin team role construct.  …

) programmes often include the use of problem‐solving teams. Teams can support problem solving by emphasizing accountability for …‐solving teams within a UK automotive component company, and examines the implications for human resource policy, in particular for …