Table of Contents

Introduction - Deborah M Kolb and Linda L Putnam
The Dialectics of Disputing
Drinking Our Troubles Away - John Van Maanen
Managing Conflict in a British Police Agency
Women's Work - Deborah M Kolb
Peacemaking in Organizations
The Private Ordering of Professional Relations - Calvin Morrill
The Role of Conflict in a Second Order Change Attempt - Jean M Bartunek and Robin D Reid
The Culture of Mediation - Raymond A Friedman
Private Understandings in the Context of Public Conflict
The Suppression of Gender Conflict in Organizations - Joanne Martin
Culture and Conflict - Frank A Dubinskas
The Cultural Roots of Discord
Bringing Conflict Out from Behind the Scenes - Jean M Bartunek, Deborah M Kolb and Roy J Lewicki
Private, Informal and Nonrational Dimensions of Conflict in Organizations