Introduction
That fact that the mass organizational entity
represents one of the most crucial components
of modern day society is something that is accentuated
quite emphatically when considering it in light
of the of the exceptional degree to which we depend
on it. This, moreover, is something that is becoming
increasingly and especially apparent when considering
it in light of the contemporaneous stance and
holdings of the collective services sector, especially
when it comes to such industrial segments as the
medical and schooling sectors. This relevance,
particularly in concern to the medical sector,
is something that is primarily due to the fact
that as humans, we are beings that are susceptible
to endear mental and physical ailments; of any
sort and at any given time.
It would be important to consider, before proceeding,
that the most important functional component of
an organization, regardless of the size or nature
of the firm in particular, is the human resource
or labor within the company. It is quite apparent,
thus speaking, that it is of utmost importance
for the manager (s) within a particular organizational
to have exceptionally and preferably communicative
relationships with the subordinates in particular.
As a result of the organizational productivity,
stability and well - being promoted via effectual
interaction and communications between the various
levels of the corporate ladder; it is evident
that this is exceptionally required within the
medical sector.
The organizational relevance of the issue of
conflict management
Primary due to the fact that hospitals and clinics
are immediately and crucially responsible for
the health and lives of their clientele [patients]
it is of understandably utmost essentiality for
all corporate levels to be perfectly aligned with
each other. It would only be possible to establish
optimally functioning teems in as much as propagating
effectively positive communications between mangers
and employees, and the relevance of this, furthermore,
is made graphically clear when considering the
extent of the conflict (s) at [the fictitiously
titled] Island Harbor Hospital [IHH] (Elliot &
Stephanie, 1996). The issue (s) at IHH was primarily
incepted as a result of the close knitted nature
of the collective body of staff nurses at the
Critical Care Unit [CCU]. It is quite obvious,
therefore, that one of most instrumental factors
for a team to be creative and innovative is for
the manager to be forward thinking and well informed.
A team would stand exceptional chances of performing
effectively and optimally in the case of the manager
being absolutely in sync to the attitudes, preferences
and requirements of the team in particular. This,
however, is something that would only be possible
in the either case; the [new] manager being made
fully aware of organizational characteristics
that he/she is going to be immersed in and faced
with and; organizational issues being neutralized
as far as possible prior to the hiring of a new
manager. It is, moreover, of utmost relevance
for identifying to a primarily common set of organizational
objectives. It is important for these objectives
to be identical/supportive to each other since
this is something that tends to make for higher
levels of motivation to team commitment (Katzenbach
& Smith, 1994).
Recommendations: ensuring that a team is maximally
adept and functional
It must be taken into account, thus speaking and
considering all that has been said and discussed
till this point, that contentions born of diversity
in terms of any particular feature of a department,
whether they are ideological, functional or personal,
severely hinder progress. These contentions [ideological
in the case of IHH] tend to propagate an atmosphere
of unhealthy competition and discontent within
the department, subsequently making for more preference
being given to personal objectivity and satisfaction
rather than teamwork. It is barely surprising,
given the prevalence of such sentiments, that
it is impossible for a team to be effectually
managed and thus, come forth as being exceptionally
creative and innovative (Munter, 2002).
The situation faced by Margaret Chapman in the
journal article, for instance, sheds relevant
light on the organizational/departmental debilitation
that can arise in the case of employee dissatisfaction
and its roots not being addressed as early as
possible. A team can only be termed as an innovative
and creative one in the case of collectively adhering
to an attitude that encourages rapid adjustment
to the integration of new features within the
organization. This, moreover, is something that
isn’t affected by the particular features
being introduced. While the manager was the new
feature in the case of IHH; it could very well
be a new attendance system or a new taxation lay
that could present the new problem to be dealt
with. The administration must ensure that teams
consist for the most part of member that are dedicated
to exclusively and fully serving the particularly
respective organizational entity rather than giving
preference to their personal likes and dislikes
(Brett, Goldberg & Uri, 1994).
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