Long description

Five stages of the Conflict Process are connected with each other from left to right. Stage one is labeled Potential opposition or incompatibility. This stage identifies three Antecedent conditions:

  • Communication

  • Structure

  • Personal variables

Stage one leads to Stage 2, Cognition and Personalization. This stage identifies two parts:

  • - Perceived Conflict

  • - Felt Conflict

The two parts of Stage two lead to Stage three, Intentions. It displays five conflict-handling intentions as:

  • Competing

  • Collaborating

  • Compromising

  • Avoiding

  • Accommodating

Stage three points to Stage four, Behavior. It identifies two types of behavior in an Overt Conflict as:

  • Party's behavior

  • Other's reaction

Stage four points to two outcomes in Stage five:

  • -Increased ...

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