The contingency theory of strategic conflict management: Review from three decades of theory development, extension and application
Publication Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
5-2023
Abstract
Contingency theory explains how theory can explain, relate, and capture interactions between an organization and its multiple publics regarding real-world issues. Over the past three decades, it has emerged as an empirically tested perspective, grounded on how intuitive, nuanced, and textured strategic conflict management is practiced. It represents a paradigmatic shift in thinking from normative thought. This essay first consolidates the theoretical development and explication by mapping out the key tenets of the theory, and then discusses the growth of the theory through extension and application. The last section contemplates new directions as the theory develops.
Discipline
Business and Corporate Communications | Organizational Behavior and Theory
Publication
Journalism and Communication Monographs
Volume
25
Issue
2
First Page
193
Last Page
214
ISSN
1522-6379
Identifier
10.1177/15226379231167141
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Citation
PANG, A.; JIN, Yan; and CAMERON, Glen T..
The contingency theory of strategic conflict management: Review from three decades of theory development, extension and application. (2023). Journalism and Communication Monographs. 25, (2), 193-214.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/7428
Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1177/15226379231167141