Abstract
Trusting relationships are increasingly considered vital for making teams productive. We propose that cooperative management of conflict can help team members to be convinced that their teammates are trustworthy. Results from 102 organizations in China support the theorizing that how teams to manage conflict with each other affects within-team conflict management. Specifically, cooperative conflict between teams helps teams to manage their internal conflicts cooperatively that strengthens trust that in turn facilitates team performance. Results provide support for managing conflict cooperatively as a foundation for trusting, productive relationships in China as well as in the West.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 41-65 |
| Number of pages | 25 |
| Journal | Journal of Organizational Behavior |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2009 |