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Cross-Level Dynamics of Collaboration and Conflict in Multi-Party Systems: An Empirical Investigation Using a Behavioural Simulation

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  • Petru Lucian Curseu

    (Department of Psychology, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca 400084, Romania
    Department of Organisation, Open University of the Netherlands, Valkenburgerweg 177, 6419 AT Heerlen, The Netherlands)

  • Sandra Schruijer

    (Utrecht University School of Governance, Utrecht University, Bijlhouwerstraat 6, 3511 ZC Utrecht, The Netherlands
    TIAS School for Business and Society, Tilburg University, Warandelaan 2, 5037 AB Tilburg, The Netherlands)

Abstract

Multiparty systems bring together various stakeholder parties and their representatives and offer a platform for sharing their diverse interests, knowledge and expertise in order to develop and realize joint goals. They display complex relational dynamics in which within-party interactions (interpersonal interactions within each stakeholder party) as well as between-party interactions (interactions between the stakeholder parties) intertwine to generate bottom-up and top-down influences. We investigate these influences in a behavioural simulation. Our results show that changes in task conflict at the stakeholder party level positively predict changes in perceived collaborativeness in the overall system, while changes in relationship conflict at the stakeholder party level positively predict changes in perceived conflictuality in the system. Moreover, we show that changes in perceived overall conflictuality leads to a proportional change in relationship conflict experienced within the stakeholder parties.

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  • Petru Lucian Curseu & Sandra Schruijer, 2018. "Cross-Level Dynamics of Collaboration and Conflict in Multi-Party Systems: An Empirical Investigation Using a Behavioural Simulation," Administrative Sciences, MDPI, vol. 8(3), pages 1-14, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jadmsc:v:8:y:2018:i:3:p:26-:d:154977
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    2. Oana C. Fodor & Alina M. Fleștea & Iulian Onija & Petru L. Curșeu, 2018. "Networks Originate in Minds: An Exploration of Trust Self-Enhancement and Network Centrality in Multiparty Systems," Administrative Sciences, MDPI, vol. 8(4), pages 1-14, October.
    3. Sandra G. L. Schruijer & Petru Lucian Curșeu, 2021. "Distrust, Identification and Collaboration Effectiveness in Multiparty Systems," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(13), pages 1-15, June.
    4. Sandra Schruijer, 2020. "The Dynamics of Interorganizational Collaborative Relationships: Introduction," Administrative Sciences, MDPI, vol. 10(3), pages 1-9, August.
    5. Sabina Ramona Trif & Petru Lucian Curșeu & Oana Cătălina Fodor, 2023. "Individual Versus Group Negotiation in Multiparty Systems: The Effect of Power and Goal Difficulty on Negotiation Outcomes in a Potential Gain Task," Group Decision and Negotiation, Springer, vol. 32(1), pages 209-232, February.

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