International Journal of Conflict Management: Volume 30 Issue 2

The curvilinear effect of task conflict on idea generation: The mediating role of reflexivity and the moderating role of task complexity

Xingwen Chen, Jun Liu, Yiwei Yuan, Xun Cui

Previous research has yielded inconsistent findings of the effects that task conflict has on creative outcomes, with some research finding a negative relationship but others…

Reaching for ripeness: promoting negotiation through unilateral conciliatory action

Johnston S. Barkat

While the process of negotiation has been studied extensively, little research has been done on the factors that lead parties to the negotiation table. In light of this, the…

Effect of mental construals on cooperative and competitive conflict management styles

Kanchan Mukherjee, Divya Upadhyay

This paper aims to explore the psychological antecedents and processes that lead to competitive or cooperative attitudes in conflict management using the lens of construal level…

The moderating effect of emotional intelligence on the relationship between supervisor conflict and employees’ counterproductive work behaviors

Jie Ma, Cong Liu

Research concludes that supervisor conflict is a primary antecedent of employee counterproductive work behaviors (CWBs). However, previous studies mainly focused on direct…

Ethno-racial similarity, relationship conflict and trust in supervisor-subordinate dyads

Carliss D. Miller, Orlando C. Richard, David L. Ford, Jr

In management research, little is known about how ethno-racial minority leaders interact with similar employees in supervisor–subordinate relationships. This study aims to examine…

Family-to-work spillover effects of family incivility on employee sabotage in the service industry

Bao Cheng, Xing Zhou, Gongxing Guo

This study aims to explore family incivility as a source of stress originating in the family domain and empirically examine its spillover effects on the workplace.