Tuesday, 14 May 2013
SEMESTER SPRING 2013
CONFLICT MANAGEMENT (HRM624)
ASSIGNMENT NO. 01
DUE DATE: 14THMAY, 2013
MARKS: 20
ASSIGNMENT:
Case:
Relationship conflict is a perception of interpersonal incompatibility and includes
annoyance and animosity among members about values, personal or family norms, or
about personal taste.
Mr. Hassan and Mr. Ansir are part of a team of lead trainers at Foster Inc which provides
management trainings and consultation to professional organizations and businesses.
The two trainers are found to be expert in their field and are excellent role models for
the new trainers at Foster Inc. However, the two usually experience task conflict in
acquiring consultancy work from the Boss and it results in relationship conflict. Too
often it becomes a cause of rift between them. The Boss is pretty much annoyed by
their behavior and wants to eradicate the root cause of the source of the conflict
Requirement:
In analyzing the sources of conflict, which category of the sources of conflict exhibit
the relationship of the two trainers? Explain your answer with proper justification. (10
Marks)
What would be the useful approach in handling such conflicts? (10 Marks)
IMPORTANT:
24 hours extra / grace period after the due date is usually available to overcome
uploading difficulties. This extra time should only be used to meet the
emergencies and above mentioned due dates should always be treated as final
to avoid any inconvenience.
OTHER IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS:
DEADLINE:
• Make sure to upload the solution file before the due date on VULMS.
• Any submission made via email after the due date will not be accepted.
FORMATTING GUIDELINES:
• Use the font style “Times New Roman” or “Arial” and font size “12”.
• It is advised to compose your document in MS-Word format.
• You may also compose your assignment in Open Office format.
• Use black and blue font colors only.
REFERENCING GUIDELINES:
• Use APA style for referencing and citation. For guidance search “APA
reference style” in Google and read various websites containing
information for better understanding or visit
http://linguistics.byu.edu/faculty/henrichsenl/apa/APA01.html
RULES FOR MARKING
Please note that your assignment will not be graded or graded as Zero (0), if:
• It is submitted after the due date.
• The file you uploaded does not open or is corrupt.
• It is in any format other than MS-Word or Open Office; e.g. Excel,
PowerPoint, PDF etc.
• It is cheated or copied from other students, internet, books, journals etc.
Note related to load shedding: Please be proactive
Dear students!
As you know that Pre Mid‐Term semester activities have started
and load shedding problem is also prevailing in our country.
Keeping in view the fact, you all are advised to post your activities
as early as possible without waiting for the due date. For your
convenience; activity schedule has already been uploaded on
VULMS for the current semester, therefore no excuse will be
entertained after due date of assignments, quizzes or GDBs.
