Conflict Management as a Factor in the Promotion of Health and Peaceful Coexistence in the Workplace

Abstract

Workplace conflict is unavoidable when employees of various backgrounds and different work styles are brought together for a shared goal-oriented business. Conflict management among employers and employees at the workplace is one of the most essential techniques for solving conflict and enhance work performance, peaceful coexistence and health promotion within organizations. Conflict management is one of the essential though may be neglected within organizations. This paper focuses on conflict management as a factor for improving work performance, productivity, health promotion and peaceful coexistence in the workplace. Conflicts in the workplace occur when interests and activities of employees, employers or groups within an organization confront each other and prevent attainment of one’ party objectives. Which if it is not well managed it may hinder the attainment of organizational goals and also may lead to anxiety, stress, tension and isolations among the employee and employers. The paper illustrated different types of conflict in the workplace and also discussed extensively on how these conflict can be managed to improve performances, productivity, promote health, and ensure peaceful coexistence in the workplace. The authors recommended amongst others that heads of department or administrators, employers and employees must take the offensive and seek to manage conflict in line with the strategies suggested in this paper to ensure peaceful coexistence and health promotion in the workplace.