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This chapter introduces conflict. It starts with the various definitions of conflict and the way it develops. Then the roles of conflict including both the positive and negative outcomes are discussed. Later, the causes of conflict in an organization are highlighted while discussing the different modules and types of conflict. Finally, the processes and stages through which conflict passes are further deliberated.

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Fahed-Sreih, J. (2018). Conflict. In: Conflict in Family Businesses. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62852-3_1

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