Theories of Conflict at Work

Conflict Styles Quebec has used in the past...
After separating from France Quebec felt denied of their culture and alienated from their motherland. As a result, they experienced feeling of weakness and sadness causing them to accommodate the English for a brief period in hopes of dominating the North American culture over time. Often people tend to abuse the good nature of accommodators by confusing goodness with weakness (Guerard, 2008). At this point, it was less important for Quebec to gain independence and more emphasis was put on gaining some element of power in this new land. The mother country did not envision a significant future for Quebec, even though its economy was finally starting to show a modest beginning (Gingras, 2008). As a result of the abandonment felt by Quebec, or New France at the time, they attempted to prove the doubters wrong and develop into a functioning and independent society in North America. Quebec City was born on July 3rd of 1608 and was beginning to gain an equal amount of power as the rest of Canada although the Quebec's feelings of separatism from their neighbouring provinces continued and they looked to other conflict styles in order to gain power and respect.
 


Conflict Styles Quebec is using in the present...
"When we are angry or frustrated we tend to adopt coercive behaviours. When people hurt us, we want to get even. Our emotions make us believe that if we hurt someone who's hurt us, our own pain will go away" (Guerard, 2008). Presently, Quebec is using the conflict style of competing in the utmost sense. Quebec is using power to resolve the conflict and they are struggling against the rest of the Canadian provinces in attempts to separate and become a nation of their own. Within this conflict style, the PQ party would be considered activists working to make a change. Activists such as Quebec are individuals or groups who position themselves as adversaries, they want things to change due to dissatisfaction with their current situation or because some of their values and principles are being compromised (Guerard, 2008). Quebec is ready to fight for what they believe in!