People don't stop being people at work. Conflict unfortunately is inevitable. But organizational conflict theory says there are several varieties of conflicts within an organization--inter-personal ...

When the goals of a small business owner diverge from those of the business, this divergence can result in a conflict of interest. Conflicts can lead to the business owner making decisions for his own ...

One of the more promising recent workforce developments is that teams are increasingly composed of people from all walks of life. They bring different ideas, which most of us consider a good thing ...

Last month, we began our three-part series on organizational conflicts of interests (“OCIs”) with an article discussing the different types of OCIs and how they can be mitigated. Now, in Part 2 of our ...

On January 15, the Department of Defense, GSA, and NASA published proposed rules that would implement the Preventing Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Federal Acquisition Act. The Act was ...

Understanding how organizations and teams experience and navigate conflict is vital for all professionals. Conflict is ubiquitous in human relationships and therefore, is a normal and routine part of ...

Defense Department contractors would be required to disclose any possible organizational conflicts of interest before bidding on projects, under a proposed rule published on Thursday in the Federal ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Teams conflict can result in positive or negative outcomes, but unmanaged conflict nearly ...

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A unique type of conflict of interest may arise when members of an organization assist in the development of new federal programs or federal contract specifications, and that organization later ...

An Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) is defined as a circumstance in which a University investigator, due to their work on behalf of a U.S. governmental agency, might bias judgment in a ...