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Sources of power and conflict handling styles of supervisors

In order to fill the gap in existing research on the topic, this study was undertaken
to establish whether a relationship exists between five sources of power and five
conflict handling styles.
A theoretical study regarding the concepts of power and conflict was undertaken.
In the empirical study these variables were measured using the Power Base Index
and Thomas-Kilmann Conflict MODE questionnaires. Reward power was
significantly related to the competing and avoiding conflict handling styles; expert
power was significantly related to the compromising style; and legitimate power was
significantly related to the collaborating conflict handling style.
The research contributes towards a better understanding of power and conflict in
organisations and in supervisors' day-to-day management. However, the results
indicate the importance of wider, more sophisticated research. / Industrial and Organisational Psychology / M. Com. (Industrial Psychology)

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:umkn-dsp01.int.unisa.ac.za:10500/15620
Date11 1900
CreatorsNeuper, Thomas Paul
ContributorsBergh, Ziel C.
Source SetsSouth African National ETD Portal
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeDissertation
Format1 online resource (vi, 121 leaves)

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