While some of us enjoy a lively debate with colleagues and others prefer to suppress our feelings over disagreements, we all struggle with conflict at work. Every day we navigate an office full of competing interests, clashing personalities, limited time and resources, and fragile egos. Sure, we...

Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Putting conflict into context -- What's wrong with contemporary conflict management and what can organizations do about it? -- The lifecycle of a conflict : how and why conflicts escalate -- The causes and the sources of dysfunctional conflict -- Managing...