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When colleagues clash: workplace conflicts

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Published on July 20, 2023

Conflicts in the workplace are often invisible. But they have a major impact on the morale and efficiency of employees, and therefore on the company. The psychological approach we have taken to this scourge, which affects every company, helps us to better understand its origins and to identify ways of resolving or anticipating it.

When colleagues clash: workplace conflicts
Hot tempers, raised voices, and tense meetings – welcome to the world of workplace conflicts. From minor disagreements to full-blown disputes, any contention that arises among coworkers or supervisors is deemed a workplace conflict. This all-encompassing term covers a myriad of conflicts, from labour-management clashes to employment disputes, and everything in between.


The article is written by ​Eliane Bacha, professor at SKEMA​ and Deepak Lakshmana, student at SKEMA.





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