Quotes by Dean Tjosvold

Work on developing a cooperative relationship, so when conflict comes, you believe you are allies.

Well-managed, cooperative conflict contributes to the productivity and innovativeness of organizations and the competence and well-being of people.

Through conflict we get to unity.

Cooperative conflict builds people up, strengthens their relationships, and gets things done.

Conflict involves incompatible behaviors rather than competitive goals.

Assumption of cooperative goals leads to viewing the conflict as a common problem to be solved for mutual benefit.

Assumption of cooperative goals leads to viewing the conflict as a common problem to be solved for mutual benefit.