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RESEARCH PROPOSAL
 
 
 
1.RESEARCH TOPIC:
 
Conflict management
 
 
 
2.STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM:
 
A study on the cause of workplace conflict and its relation to employee performance at Religare Finvest limited.
 
 
 
3.PURPOSE OF THE STUDY:
 
To study the causes of conflict and how it affects performance of employee.
 
 
 
4.RESEARCH DESIGN:
 
UNIVERSE – Employees of Reliance Enterprises Ltd.
 
SAMPLE SIZE – 50
 
SAMPLING TECHNIQUE – Convenience method
 
METHOD OF DATA COLLECTION – Questionnaire method
 
DATA ANALYSIS –
 
BUDGET –
 
1000 Rupees - printing expense
 
100 Rupees - travelling expense
 
50 Rupees - Stationary Expense
 
TOTAL = 1150 Rupees
 
SCHEDULE – 2 months
 
QUESTIONNAIRE
 
 
 
5.Do you ever have to deal with conflict in workplace?
 
Yes, always
 
Yes, frequently
 
Yes, occasionally
 
No, never
 
Don’t know
 
 
 
6.At what level of your organization do you observe the most conflict?
 
Between front-line roles
 
Between line managers and their reports
 
Between different levels of management
 
Between middle managers
 
Between senior leadership/ executives
 
 
 
7.What are the main causes of conflict?
 
Personality clashes/ warring egos
 
Heavy workloads/ inadequate resources leading to stress
 
Poor leadership from the superior
 
Lack of honesty and openness
 
Poor line management
 
Lack of product knowledge
 
Lack of clarity about accountability/ ownership
 
Clash of values
 
Poor selection / pairing of teams
 
Perceived discrimination
 
Harassment/ bullying
 
Poor performance management
 
 
 
8.How does conflict make you feel?
 
Demotivated – It’s such a distraction
 
Angry & Nervous
 
Sleepless & Stressed
 
Nothing – I’m used to it
 
Confident – the issues have been aired
 
Excited – a chance to prove myself
 
Energized – it’s the spice of life
 
 
 
9.What negative outcomes of workplace conflict have you witnessed?
 
Personal insults/ attacks
 
Sickness/ absence
 
Cross-departmental conflict
 
Bullying
 
People left the organization
 
People were fired
 
Employees were moved to other departments
 
Project failure
 
 
 
10.Whose ultimate responsible is it to ensure conflict in the workplace is managed more effectively?
 
Everyone
 
Managers
 
Senior leadership/ executives
 
HR
 
Mine
 
Third parties
 
 
 
11.What could managers do to address conflict at work more effectively?
 
Identify and address underlying tensions before things go wrong
 
More informal one-to-one conversations with people they manage
 
Act as mediators when conflict arises
 
Provide more clarity over what’s expected
 
Be a model of the right behaviour
 
Provide more clarity over areas of responsibility
 
Manage toxic individuals who create conflict more firmly
 
Provide counseling for employees in conflict
 
Not let their own ego get in the way
 
Improved consultation in day to day management
 
Provide improved work-life balance
 
Raise the subject of possible conflict as part of business
 
Nothing, It’s inevitable
 
 
 
12.Type of training received on managing workplace conflict
 
As a part of leadership development training
 
Formal external course on conflict management
 
Informal peer-to-peer coaching
 
Relationship management training
 
Advice from the internet
 
None
 
 
 
13.How did training help you to become more effective?
 
It made me more comfortable and confident with handling conflict
 
It helped me avoid conflict
 
It helped me get more positive outcomes for both parties
 
It helped me understand when to give on gracefully
 
It helped me get what I want from conflict situations
 
 
 
14.What positive outcomes have you experienced from workplace conflict?
 
Better understanding of others
 
Improved working relations
 
Better solution to a problem/challenge
 
High performance in the team
 
Increased motivation
 
Major innovation/ideas was born
 
None, no positives
 
 
 
15.How do handle workplace conflict differently now than you did earlier in your career?
 
I let it get to me less
 
I’m more pro-active in addressing the situation
 
I follow a process or use techniques developed overtime
 
I’m less likely to cause a fuss
 
I now seek advice from colleagues
 
I appreciate the value of conflict more than before
 
I’ve learned how to win
 
I don’t do anything differently
 
 
 
16.Do you think conflict handling leadership skill is important?
 
Critically important
 
Very important
 
Important
 
Somewhat important
 
Not important at all
 
 
 
17.How effective is the management at managing conflict?
 
Very effective
 
Effective
 
Somewhat effective
 
Not at all
 
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