ABSTRACT
This study examines the Effect of Conflict on Organizational Growth and Productivity using a case study of Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi. The interaction and competition between individuals and groups has made conflict inevitable. Conflict is bound to happen in any organization particularly amongst the workers because of the divergence in interest and goals for the employees and management respectively. In order to achieve the objectives of the study, the researcher employed simple percentages and chi-square statistical techniques to analyze, the data extracted from the respondents. Based on the analysis, we found that management inability to met up with collective bargaining and negotiation agreed on between workers and their representative might have a great effect in influencing conflict. We therefore, recommended that management should endeavour to constantly be looking into the improvement on wages and salaries of workers and resolve conflict by the use of internal statutory methods which would help the organization to achieve its expected goals.
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background to the Study
All establishment either public or non governmental organizational experience some kinds of conflicts. This is normal natural and sometimes even necessary for continued growth and development in organizations. For some people, the best thing is to avoid conflict, while this may be appropriate at times, it is not always recommended. The main issue with conflict is not so much that it occurs, but how you can manage it and at the same time know the effects it has on the growth and productivity of the organization.
The Oxford Advance Learners Dictionary (2000), defines conflicts as a serious disagreement, a serious different of opinions, wishes etc. This definition therefore assumes that the entire organizations with various opinions are making efforts to achieve a common goals, which makes organizational conflicts inevitable. Conflict is part of organizational life due to the fact that individuals that make up the organization have different perceptions, interests, goals and values. These differences might be due to the backgrounds they came from e.g social economic and even religions angles.