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ERIC Number: EJ446701
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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Functions of Conflict: Perceived Utility in the Emergent Professions.
Henkin, Alan B.; And Others
Journal of Research in Education, v1 n1 p35-43 Spr 1991
Describes perceptions of conflict as a utility (functional conflict) among 1,953 department executives in programs of social work, education, and nursing (the emergent professions); and analyzes perceptual data in terms of organizational conflict climate and demographics. Variations in terms of perceived operational utility of organizational conflict appear considerable. (SLD)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Faculty, Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Context Effect, Elementary Secondary Education, Emerging Occupations, Group Dynamics, Higher Education, Nursing, Organizational Climate, Problem Solving, Quality of Working Life, Social Work, Stress Variables, Work Environment
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Utility Functions