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Impact of Conflicts on Team Creativity in Indian Software Companies:Gains & Detriments


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In this paper, the author identifies probable reasons for conflicts among the project teams and their impacts (positive or negative) on the creativity of the team. The project also involves understanding how project teams can manage conflicts to enhance decision outcomes, creativity and project performance. It is identified through research that, in Indian software firms, two variables, viz., task conflict and relationship conflict are affecting the team performance.
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G. Prageetha Raju
Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad Campus, India

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In this paper, the author identifies probable reasons for conflicts among the project teams and their impacts (positive or negative) on the creativity of the team. The project also involves understanding how project teams can manage conflicts to enhance decision outcomes, creativity and project performance. It is identified through research that, in Indian software firms, two variables, viz., task conflict and relationship conflict are affecting the team performance.

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