Understanding the Conflict in the Organization

                                      Conflict can not be avoided, but do not let go freely

Do not wait for conflict!!!!!!!

Every organization faces almost the same problem and that is the conflict. This conflict occurs in different manner. It can be in the form of intrapersonal conflict that is the internal conflict to individuals, or it is mainly related to dissonance. For example, when you have to decide between two different things, the intrapersonal conflict emerges whether the first or second choice is selected. It can be in the form of interpersonal conflict that is the conflict between two or more individuals. Every individual in the organization comes from different backgrounds, have different beliefs and favor, and these will lead to having the conflict. It can be in the form of intergroup or structural conflict. This is concerned with the organizational structure itself. This can be the overlapping structures or lack of having clear job description, job specification, and job scope or job depth. It can be in the form of organizational conflict. This is the touchy conflict problem, and it is thoroughly considered to fairly solve. This conflict incurs between organization and employees itself. These types of conflicts have their steps of developing and they appear with tension build. The organization itself is required to be alert to these types of conflicts and their stages of development, and then take an action in both reactors and pro-actors to go against them at every stage.  These stages include (Rue & Byars, 2007, pp. 338-343):

A. Latent conflict: The conflict exists in the organization, but it is not recognized. For instance, because of demographics, there are blended of different nationalities in the organizations. This is the prime step of having the conflict that it has yet been recognized. This could be taken into deep consideration by the organization so as to take strong measure to step down on this type of conflict development.

B. Perceived conflict: The cause of conflict has now been recognized. It can be from cause of having different value, feelings and emotions, needs, perceptions, or economics. It will be good and successful if the organization plans and cook it out on time before allowing it go freely.

C. Felt conflict: After the conflict has already been recognized, it starts to widen and spread out. The tension begins in the organization, and the short-tempered behavior comes up. The employees are divided into groups or parties, and the problems are discussed at the meal time, not during the meeting. Each is looking for his/her own benefits or self-interest, the egotistical ideas appear, and value of the organization is gradually worse. The organization is required to make a prediction in advance of these problems before they grow larger and uncontrolled.    

D. Manifest the conflict: In this step, the conflict grows larger, and the disruption arises in the public. Rough and awkward situations happen, and every worker starts to look at the organization differently. It is like the arrows that go into contrast directions. The feelings of having synergy is destroyed but to pop up with looking for individual advantages.

E. Conflict aftermath: After having already been identified the cause of the conflict, it comes to the solutions. The organization finds the way out to search for the appropriate tactics to tackle the problems, and the problem will be ended in either positive or negative ways.  

In short, Learning the conflicts in advance, and do not wait until the conflicts happen and go freely, it will help every organization run its own business smoothly and successfully.  

                          Sam Aun (Andy)       

The Cause of Poverty

Most people think that whatever people get from day to day is the reason of destiny, and they depend mainly on idolatry. When people can not win the nature, they begin thinking of the God, and then they said this is the fate or destiny. Relatively, they also think that when those people live in a poor condition, this comes from their past deeds. In fact, poverty does come from the destiny or fate, but its root lays with the person him or herself. According to the Bulletin of Cambodian Mekong University, it announces that there are five main causes of the poverty, and these include:

(1) The poverty comes from ignorance: Ignorance means lack of information and knowledge of something. Some people do not care for what happens from day to day, and they just satisfy what they have and are doing presently. They do not take their time to study or even listen to the information that is related to the changes of the world and technology.  Because of these reasons, it makes those people become poor in knowledge, property, and information.

(2) The poverty comes from apathy: Apathy means lack of interest, enthusiasm, concern, or indifference. Some people are not interested in doing anything except earning money to sustain their family form day to day. They are so worried about their stomach, and they are so busy to find the way how to earn more money. This can lead to poverty because the world is moving from day to day, but those people run after the world all the time.

(3) The poverty comes from illness. This is the main cause of poverty and no one can avoid it. Being a human, we have to prepare ourselves in advance in order to prevent from this cruel enemy. We can do something such as clean living, doing exercise and doing anything related to good health.

(4) The poverty comes from laziness. When people are lazy, nothing can make him or her successful except poverty. Laziness is the root of poverty, and it does not only destroy that person but also the society. The society that is full of laziness is filled with robbery, theft, and poverty. To achieve this, we have to set our own way and try to transcend any barrier that is faced by us.

(5) The poverty comes from illiteracy. Illiteracy means unable to read or write. Those people who are unable to read or write are confronting poverty. These people can read or write and they do not know what to do today and where to go to-morrow. On the other hand, if they try to learn and improve their capacity, they will actually win their wills.   

                                                          Sam Aun (Andy)