Managing Team Conflict



Abstract

This study provides the detailed analysis of the conflict in the team management. It is also provided that these conflicts affect the performance of the team and thus affects the productivity and growth of the organization. This study highlights the problems of conflict management in the Mayo Clinic and to understand the problem of working in the team, the employees are not willing to work in team so this research is to provide the reasons, causes and solutions for it. It is also important to note that these are also provided various resolutions for it. This study helps to understand the conflict management and to provide better solution for it.

Managing Team Conflict

Introduction

Conflicts are the part of normal work environment. Conflicts arise due to various reasons but the major concern is to deal with these conflicts in the most efficient and effective way. The main focus of an organization is to maximize the profit and productivity of the organization but these conflicts create problems for the better performance and productivity of the organization. This requires the proper management of the conflicts and other issues that arise in the normal work place to affect the productivity of the organization. For the effective management the organization divides its work force into teams so that there will be quick and better management of the issues along with the close monitoring and assessment of the employees' performances. Effective management of the team is the responsibility of the team leader to ensure better conflict management and motivation of the employees and other team members (Cappozzoli,1995,p. 28-30). This also depends on the work environment and thus requires the need to understand the problems in work place and between employees to resolve these conflicts.

Discussion

Mayo Clinic is a nonprofit organization in Rochester, MN. It is one of the best known organizations for providing patient care and effective treatment all over the United States. It was founded by Mayo brothers both were surgeons and sons of a famous surgeon during and civil war, William Worrall Mayo (1819-1911) who started his career in Rochester, Minnesota as military surgeon. Later his sons, William James Mayo (1861-1939) and Charles Horace Mayo (1865-1939) become the surgeons and in 1889 founded Saint Marys Hospital in which William Worrall Mayo was consulting physician. Later he retired and various other physicians joined this hospital and worked in the progress of this organization. All these members later ran the organization as partners by sharing the profits of the organization. In 1911 this partnership resulted in the Mayo Properties Association as a nonprofit organization which later transformed into Mayo Clinic.

Employee Demographics and Organizational Culture

According to the Mayo Clinic Facts (2011) there are about 3,800 staff employees as physicians and research scientists. Number of Administration staff is 50,900. Apart from this Mayo Clinic also concerns for providing best opportunity of working experience and research for its students and research faculty. Total 3,600 fellows and students also work in the organization for practice and conducting their research. Apart from these are various practitioners, medical scientists ...