Question

Is interteam conflict bad? Or do you believe that "because conflict is both inevitable and potentially highly constructive, organizations should become conflict-positive" (Tjosvold, 2008, p. 19)? Use the reference information to locate the Tjosvold (2008) article in the library, then discuss whether you agree with Tjosvold's points. Reference Tjosvold, D. (2008). The conflict-positive organization: It depends on us. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 29(1), 19-28.

Answer 1

In my opinion, inter-team conflicts are not bad in fact it is appositive sign that the team members are open to express their opinion and disagreement rather than being the part in the group thinking which is a negative phenomenon as it reduced the chance of constructive thinking. Whenever there will be a conflict among the team members, they will discuss the various aspects of the issue under conflict. This will bring new ideas and thinking to the team. The situation of conflict can bring the various methods of doing things differently.
These conflicts can be utilized by the management in order to improve the existing practices and the feeling of rivalry and competition among the team members will help the team and the organization to improve its efficiency and this can, in fact, be an opportunity for the management to improve group cohesiveness. Whenever there will be some kinds of conflicts, the team members will discuss their solutions, provide their inputs and try to convince the others. This is a good sign for the organization as it will bring good ideas, methods of doing things differently and a group cohesiveness and democracy in the organization . Thus in my option , group conflicts are not bad in fact the organization needs to be conflict positive to deal with these situations.