Conflict Management by Increasing its Functionality in Case of Lithuanian Organizations

Staniulienė, Sonata; Kurienė, Inga

doi:10.2478/mosr-2022-0007

Abstract

The paper analyses how to manage conflict by increasing the level of conflict functionality. A quantitative survey of employees in Lithuanian organizations case revealed the functionality of different conflict types and conflict management strategies as well as the characteristics of the organizational environment that reduce it.

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