The document discusses the topic of conflict in business organizations. It defines conflict and describes different types of conflict including goal conflict, affective conflict, cognitive conflict, and procedural conflict. It then discusses different views of conflict in business, including the traditional view that conflict is bad, the human relations view that conflict is inevitable, and the interactionist view that functional conflict can be good. The document outlines the stages of conflict including potential opposition, cognition and personalization, behavior, and outcomes. It also discusses methods for resolving conflict such as passive resolution, win-win solutions, structured problem solving, confronting conflict, and selecting a better alternative.