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MAPPING WORKPLACE CONFLICT
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MAPPING WORKPLACE CONFLICT

Wherever two or more people share space, resources or goals, conflict is inevitable. Burford (2014) rightly observes that conflict itself is neither inherently positive nor negative; it is the manner

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Chimwemwe Chitimbe Kandodo (Master of Peace Studies and Master of Public Administration and Management)

July 7, 2026

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