Conflict's Positive and Negative Impact

Competitive

Cooperative

“Conflict involves incompatible activities; one person is interfering, disrupting, obstructing, or in some other way making another's actions less effective (Deutsch, 1973). This definition is important because it allows us to see that conflict occurs within cooperative as well as competitive contexts.” (Tjosvold & Van de Vliert, 1994, p. 304)