The effect of organizational conflict management on motivation and individual well-being

Organizations are associations where individuals come together for the purpose of carrying out activities that cannot be done individually. However, it is inevitable to experience conflicts within this structure that has come together for a common purpose. Although organizations that do not experience conflict are deprived of the dynamics that will provide development, it is important to direct these conflicts, which occur for different reasons, in line with the objectives of the organization. Because if conflicts are not managed well, they both create pressure on employees and lead to inefficiency in terms of the organization. Organizational conflict is a factor that significantly affects organizational performance. For this reason, organizations that are important for our social and economic life should be managed effectively under heavy competition conditions. Performance evaluation is a necessary practice in terms of the effort and motivation of the employees at the point of carrying out the activities of the organization and reaching the goals. In recent years, research in the field of work psychology and management have included the relationships between organizational conflict and motivation. Conflicts within the organization can affect employees positively or negatively in terms of performance and motivation. This study, which investigates the effect of organizational conflict on motivation and individual well-being, consists of two main parts. The aim of this study is to evaluate the conflicts at different levels in organizations and their effects on the organization from a theoretical perspective. In the first part of the study, organizational conflict and motivation were discussed. In this context, firstly, the definition of my conflict is made, and the theoretical approaches related to conflict are mentioned. Then, the stages of conflict and conflict types are discussed. At the end of the first chapter, the reasons for the conflicts in the organizations are emphasized. In the second part of the study, the concept of individual well-being is discussed. In this context, theories explaining individual well-being and components of individual well-being are mentioned. At the end of the second part, studies on individual well-being are given. The universe of the study consists of health workers in Turkey. In this context, the sample of the study consists of 385 health workers, who were reached with the convenience sampling method and participated in the study voluntarily. With the study, it has been concluded that the employee has a significant effect on the attitude he will develop regarding the work, and that the employer's ability to achieve more efficiency depends on the peaceful environment it will provide to its employees. In addition, it has been reached that it is important to make arrangements that will ensure the motivation and individual well-being of the employees.