Should I stay or should I go? : A three-pronged approach to managing interpersonal conflicts in academia /

Raymond Patrick, an untenured faculty member at Bay State University (BSU), felt that his relationship with Frank Burns, the School of Management's Assistant Director, had reached the breaking point. Burns stoked open conflict in the department by making incendiary comments to his colleagues on...

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Main Authors:	Anderson, Benjamin, active 2021 (Author), Chen, Caroline (Author), Davis, Craig, active 2021 (Author), Whaley, George, active 2021 (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : Society for Case Research, 2021.
Series:	SAGE business cases.
Subjects:	Interpersonal conflict > Case studies. Universities and colleges > Employees > Case studies. Conflit interpersonnel > Études de cas. Universités > Personnel > Études de cas. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Raymond Patrick, an untenured faculty member at Bay State University (BSU), felt that his relationship with Frank Burns, the School of Management's Assistant Director, had reached the breaking point. Burns stoked open conflict in the department by making incendiary comments to his colleagues on a variety of issues. Patrick believed his record at BSU would lead to tenure and promotion, despite not holding a Ph.D. Yet, Patrick felt vulnerable due to the negative conflict and power imbalance Burns had concerning him and other untenured, non-Ph.D. faculty. Patrick's anxiety and stress grew, and he wondered what to do. Students are asked to use a three-pronged approach to make a recommendation regarding whether Patrick should manage the interests of the parties involved, deal with the power imbalance with Burns, or pursue a formal grievance process in order to help him stay at BSU and optimize his career success.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.
ISBN:	9781071945278 1071945270