Abstract:
The study was carried out to compare the conflict management styles and
organizational environment in the old and newly established universities of the
Punjab. The population of the study was comprised of four public sector universities
of the Punjab including two old and two newly established universities. The sample of
the study consisted of a total of 500 faculty members including 40 heads of the
departments and 460 faculty members from the old and newly established universities
of the Punjab. Two instruments namely conflict management styles inventory (CMSI)
and organizational environment scale (OES) were used to conduct the study. The
responded questionnaires were 38 from heads of the departments and 336 from the
faculty members. So the response rate was 95 % from the heads of the departments
and 73 % from the faculty members. According to the study, no significant difference
was found in the conflict management styles and the organizational environments of
the both types of universities. The study also inferred that, in the newly and old
established universities, the integrating, obliging and dominating styles were being
used. These styles showed impact on the organizational environmental factors like
guidance & support, participation & coordination and teamwork. The frequently used
style was avoiding in the newly established universities and its corresponding
environmental factors were facilitations, participation & coordination and rewards &
benefits. The compromising style negatively affects the professional development of
the teachers. The age, gender, qualification, teaching experience and administrative
experience had no impact on the use of conflict management styles.
