3. In your six (6) months as SDHRA, you noticed that staff members were reporting to you on a daily basis issues of inter-departmental conflict within the Ministry. a. Identify four (4) possible causes of these conflicts and b. propose the key solution to address the cause for each area of conflict.

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3. In your six (6) months as SDHRA, you noticed that staff members were reporting to
you on a daily basis issues of inter-departmental conflict within the Ministry.

a. Identify four (4) possible causes of these conflicts and

b. propose the key solution to address the cause for each area of conflict. 

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Organizations consist of several employees who contribute their efforts towards the achievement of the organizational goals. The organization is divided into various departments and each department is required to carry out certain functions. These functions can be marketing, human resource, production, operation, finance and so on. As there are different types of employees and departments, conflicts are bound to happen. These conflicts can take place due to  variety of reasons. However, it is the responsibility of the managers to act as mediators so that these conflicts can be resolved at the earliest and no further damage takes place. 

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