International Journal of Conflict Management: Volume 29 Issue 1

Antecedents of frontline manager handling relationship conflicts

Yasir Tanveer, Qi Jiayin, Umair Akram, Anum Tariq

Conflicts are inevitable in organizations and are a significant challenge for frontline managers (FLMs). This study aims to investigate the relationship between the leadership…

The multilevel nomological net of team conflict profiles

Thomas A. O’Neill, Matthew J.W. McLarnon, Genevieve Hoffart, Denis Onen, William Rosehart

This paper aims to offer an integrative conceptual theory of conflict and reports on the nomological net of team conflict profiles. Specifically, it integrates social…

Culturally varied relationality in buyer-supplier negotiations: a multi-session simulation

Junjun Cheng, Yimin Huang, Yong Su

The purpose of this paper is to empirically examine the role of relationality in buyer–supplier negotiations and how it varies across cultural settings.

Predicting conflict acts using behavior and style measures

Mark H. Davis, Michael B. Schoenfeld, Elizabeth J. Flores

This paper aims to compare style and behavior-focused individual difference measures in their ability to uniquely predict naturally occurring conflict acts.

A longitudinal analysis of the relationship between cultural adaptation and argumentativeness

Stephen Michael Croucher, Stephanie Kelly, Shawn Michael Condon, Elsa Campbell, Flora Galy-Badenas, Diyako Rahmani, Cheng Zeng, Elvis Nshom

This study aims to first explore the extent to which argumentativeness changed during the adaptation process among Muslim immigrants to France from 2006 to 2015 and, second, to…

A mixed-methods analysis of mediator socialization through training

Ian M. Borton, Gregory Dennis Paul

This study aims to better understand the socialization process individuals undergo when training to become a conflict mediator.

Collectivist values for constructive conflict management in international joint venture effectiveness

Alfred Wong, Lu Wei, Xinyan Wang, Dean Tjosvold

This study aims to identify mechanisms to manage conflicts that occur when organizations with different cultures, habits and experiences try to coordinate effectively in…