Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-2006
Publication Title
PA Times
Publisher
The American Society for Public Administration
Volume
29
Issue
5
Abstract
The article discusses views on dealing with conflict to build consensus in strategic management. Fostering conflict to improve decision making while building consensus so essential to effective implementation demands the stimulation of debate, keeping conflict constructive, ascertaining that the process is fair and legitimate and being able to reach closure.
Keywords
Conflict management; Consensus (Social sciences); Decision making; Problem solving; Strategic planning
Disciplines
Interpersonal and Small Group Communication | Organizational Behavior and Theory | Organizational Communication | Policy Design, Analysis, and Evaluation | Policy History, Theory, and Methods | Public Administration | Strategic Management Policy
Language
English
Repository Citation
Springer, C. G.
(2006).
Managing conflict to build consensus.
PA Times, 29(5),
The American Society for Public Administration.
https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/sea_fac_articles/345
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Interpersonal and Small Group Communication Commons, Organizational Behavior and Theory Commons, Organizational Communication Commons, Policy Design, Analysis, and Evaluation Commons, Policy History, Theory, and Methods Commons, Public Administration Commons, Strategic Management Policy Commons