Images of cooperation and conflict in formal organizations/ Analytical study

Abstract

There is no organization is free from one or more forms of conflict. The presence of conflicts, whether in society or at the level of formal organizations, has become a natural occurrence. Indeed, it is sometimes considered a source of strength and progress when optimal management is found. All organizations experience some forms of conflict between their groups. At the same time, these conflicting groups cooperate in many areas, and sometimes they are indispensable to each other. They are forced to cooperate just as they are compelled to conflict. In this study, the researcher used the descriptive and analytical approach to describe and analyze this phenomenon. The views of Marx, Dahrendorf, and Coser demonstrate that there are unavoidable causes of conflict in formal organizations, and that conflict has both positive and negative aspects. Therefore, this research has reached several conclusions, the most important of which are: Conflict occurs not only over wealth and capital, but also over status and social value. The role of authority in any organization is to maintain the status quo because it represents its interests. The struggle for positions is not for the sake of the position itself, but rather because it represents a gateway to sources of wealth, power, and influence.