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" The Relationship between Religious Commitment and Conflict Management in a Private Christian University "
David J. Pickering
Claus, Vanessa A.
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Latin Dissertation
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English
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804259
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TL49083
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1849546661; 10179210
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Islam, Md. Imranul
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The Relationship between Religious Commitment and Conflict Management in a Private Christian University\ David J. PickeringClaus, Vanessa A.
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Northcentral University
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2016
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D.B.A.
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School of Business and Technology Management
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2016
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162
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Committee members: Nida, Richard; Piferi, Rachel
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Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-369-29289-3
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Conflict is an inevitable part of life and is found in every arena of life, including the workplace. While conflict in and off itself is not negative, conflict can become negative if it is not managed correctly. There are many factors that impact the way in which people respond to conflict including: culture, emotional intelligence, gender, individual ethics, and religion. A particular type of religion may handle conflict in a particular way (i.e., Christian versus Muslim). However, even within a unique religion, individuals may manage conflict differently based on their level of religious commitment. Historically, higher education has not managed conflict effectively due to organizational structures and other factors, which has led to a competitive style of managing conflict. A Christian university will likely have higher levels of religiosity, which may influence an individual’s conflict management style. Conflict that is not managed well may lead to a lack of engagement for employees resulting in a negative experience for students. This study examined the relationship that religious commitment has on an employee’s conflict management style. A quantitative study using correlational analysis was conducted with all 539 full-time employees of a private Christian University to examine the potential relationship between religious commitment and the five styles of conflict management as identified by Rahim. Two hundred and eighty full time employees participated in the study. The Rahim Organizational Conflict Inventory –II (ROCI-II) Form C was utilized to identify the conflict style and the Religious Commitment Inventory (RCI-10) was utilized to measure religious commitment. The linear regressions analysis demonstrated that religious commitment did have a significant relationship with the integrating and compromising conflict management styles. The religious commitment explained 8% of the variance of compromising conflict management style, <i>R</i><sup> 2</sup> = .08, <i>F</i>(1, 278) = 24.10, <i>p</i> < .001. The coefficient table suggested that religious commitment significantly correlated with the compromising conflict management style (B = .02, beta = .28, <i>t</i> = 4.91, <i>p</i> < .001). Religious commitment explained 8% of the variance of integrating conflict management style, <i>R</i><sup>2</sup> = .08, <i>F</i>(1, 278) = 23.30, <i>p</i> < .001. The coefficient table suggested that religious commitment significantly correlated with the integrating conflict management style (B = .02, beta = .28, <i>t</i> = 4.83, <i> p</i> < .001). Practical implications and recommendations for practical application in a Christian university setting are provided as well as recommendations for future research which includes expanding the type, number, and geographical location of future research sites.
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Religion; Management; Higher education
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Philosophy, religion and theology;Social sciences;Education;Conflict;Higher education;Religion;Religiosity
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Claus, Vanessa A.
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School of Business and Technology ManagementNorthcentral University
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