Conflict Analysis: A case Study of a Conflict in the Municipality of Nazareth

Introduction: In this paper, I will describe a conflict which arose lately between two senior department managers in the Municipality of Nazareth. I will attempt to analyze the conflict in terms of organizational behavior, by dismantling it into its various components and applying OB principles. Finally, I will try to draw a conclusion, and to propose a possible resolution for the conflict. The Conflicting Parties: As any local authority, the Municipality of Nazareth has many …

…on the Engineer's territory, but he was simply seeking to alert all parties involved of a possible legal problem, that might complicate the mayor, himself and the Engineer. If this is to happen, the Engineer might retreat from his hostility, and the forum would start to focus on the legal issue in order to fork out an acceptable solution. When this happens, we would then be able to crown the conflict as a functional one!