Conflict management- Conflict resolution stages
Conflict management is defined as a systematic process aiming at the discovery of satisfying solutions for the members involved in the conflict. At the same time, its ultimate purpose is to decrease non-functioning conflicts that reduce the group’s efficiency, and in turn, to use effective or constructive conflicts to create positive results.
The stages of conflict resolution include:
- Negotiation: Different sides discuss and try to find a solution
- Mediation: a commonly accepted person, neutral and objective, helps the two sides find a solution.
- Arbitration: Intervention of a person to settle the confrontation with a binding compromise.
- Judgment: Appeal to the court that is a completely binding decision, rarely beneficial for both sides.