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dc.contributor.authorMukherjee, Kanchan-
dc.contributor.authorUpadhyay, Divya-
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-24T13:15:53Z-
dc.date.available2020-03-24T13:15:53Z-
dc.date.issued2019-
dc.identifier.issn1044-4068-
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.iimb.ac.in/handle/2074/10989-
dc.description.abstractPurpose: This paper aims to explore the psychological antecedents and processes that lead to competitive or cooperative attitudes in conflict management using the lens of construal level theory (CLT). CLT suggests that adopting a distal versus proximal psychological perspective changes the way people think and behave. This research explores the systematic effect of these abstract versus concrete mental construals on preferred conflict management styles. Design/methodology/approach: First, theoretically grounded hypotheses linking different mental construals to cooperative and competitive conflict management styles were formulated. Subsequently, four empirical studies were conducted to test the hypotheses. Findings: The studies provide support to the hypotheses showing that high construal abstract thinking is linked to preference for cooperation while low construal thinking is linked to preference for competition. Further, two different psychological processes mediate participants preferences for cooperative and competitive conflict management styles, the former mediated by perspective taking and empathic concern and the latter by impulsivity and aggression. Research limitations/implications: The research measures conflict management styles rather than actual behavior. Also, focus is on trait mental construals rather than priming of high or low construal thinking. Practical implications: Deeper understanding of the psychology of cooperative and competitive conflict management styles can help parties attain better outcomes and can potentially contribute to training and talent development by educating conflict management practitioners. Social implications: The findings of this research can potentially inform effective interventions aimed at reducing intergroup conflicts. Originality/value: Mental construals and related psychological processes are linked to conflict management styles for the first time.-
dc.publisherEmerald Group Publishing Ltd.-
dc.subjectAggression-
dc.subjectConflict Management Styles-
dc.subjectConstrual Level Theory-
dc.subjectEmpathic Concern-
dc.subjectImpulsiveness-
dc.subjectPerspective Taking-
dc.titleEffect of mental construals on cooperative and competitive conflict management styles-
dc.typeJournal Article-
dc.identifier.doi10.1108/IJCMA-11-2017-0136-
dc.pages202-226p.-
dc.vol.noVol.30-
dc.issue.noIss.2-
dc.journal.nameInternational Journal of Conflict Management-
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