MANAGING WORK TEAM CONFLICTS IN NAVAL AVIATION MAINTENANCE AT ORGANIZATIONAL LEVEL.

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Executive summary .3

Introduction .3

Background information .3

Body .5

Conclusion .7

Recommendations .7

References .8

Executive summary

Organizations exist to accomplish sine set goals and objectives . NAMP 's main goals is to offer support to the US navy especially in terms of maintenance to fleet and other navy equipment in various settings including combat missions . In the process of execution of its goals an organization is

bound to experience conflict , for NAMP these conflicts are real considering the fact that , the organization is comprised of staff from the diverse US culture and the fact that , operations in NAMP calls for team work as opposed to individual efforts . Therefore conflicts emerge and how such conflicts are managed determines whether NAMP functions effectively . To ensure that , conflicts are resolved to the advantage of the organization , NAMP should use the following conflict resolution strategies . Such strategies include avoidance accommodating , forcing , compromise as well as problem solving (win-win strategy

Introduction

Organizations exist to achieve some set goals and objective Organizational goals and objectives guides any given organization into the achievement of the specific goals and objectives a set out in the organizational policies and procedures . To achieve organizational objectives and goals , any given organization engages several resources such as man , money , machine , technology and raw materials and knowledge Whenever teams are formed , conflicts emerge . Conflicts if managed well through utilization of conflict resolution strategies can benefit the organization a lot . Unless conflicts in teams are well managed , job performance goes down , as well as employee morale and motivation

Background Information

Management of an organization is responsible for ensuring that all the resources of an organization are utilized so well so as to ensure that the organization achieves its mission . Where human beings are involved conflicts always come up . Navy , like any other given organization conflicts arise and when they do , there is a need for conflict resolution by applying conflict management principles such as avoidance accommodating , forcing , compromise as well as problem solving (win-win strategy (Valley , 2006 .231-245 . Conflicts are important to an organization in that if well managed they result into the birth of new ideas . The Navy relies on teamwork so as to execute its functions well

Where teams exist there is a need for a spirit of cooperation so as to achieve that synergetic function as teams as opposed to operating like individuals . The Navy recruits officers from all cultural backgrounds in the US and therefore it naturally occurs that the people who end up joining teams in the Navy are comprised of diverse cultural backgrounds This can be a leading source of conflict in the Navy and it calls for careful management , which is non-partisan and geared towards achieving a common good for all . NAMP is responsible for offering logistical support through aircraft maintenance . By the virtue of maintaining Navy aircraft , NAMP constitutes an integral part of naval operations and therefore any conflicts , which interrupts morale of...