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Disraeli’s policy during the Bulgarian Crisis of 1876 Essay

To what extent was Gladstone’s religion the driving force behind his attempt to ‘sabotage’ Disraeli’s policy during the Bulgarian Crisis of 1876? ‘Of all the Bulgarian atrocities perhaps the greatest’1 was the label Disraeli ascribed to Gladstone’s 1876 pamphlet The Bulgarian Horrors and the Question of the East, which ‘concentrated into a single utterance a profoundly excited public mood struggling for articulation’.2 With the publication of this pamphlet, Gladstone effectively undermined Disraeli’s policy of unwavering support for the Turks in the face of the Bulgarian massacres, and emerged at the forefront of the Bulgarian Agitation. The popular pressure that ensued ultimately forced Disraeli to abandon any overt military support of the Ottoman Empire, and to declare neutrality in the issue. While the consequences of Gladstone’s action are known, his reasons for involving himself in the debate are questionable. Gladstone’s fervent religious beliefs could have provided the main impetus for his involvement, but other arguments, such as his intervention being an anti-Conservative political strategy, are perhaps more plausible given an examination of the evidence. In examining this issue, it is important to understand the depth of contempt that Gladstone and Disraeli held for each other’s foreign policy. It was not their principles that differed: both believed in a policy of non-intervention in European affairs except for in those that could impact British interests. However, their methods were entirely different. Disraeli believed very strongly in the ruling right and superiority of the established aristocracy in Britain, and this certainly transferred across to his foreign policy, as illustrated by his endorsement of Austrian aristocratic Habsburg rule in Italy in 1851. He felt that Britain had a duty to Europe as the wealthiest and most powerful Empire, and that this would best be served by preserving British influence and furthering the spread of the British Empire. Gladstone also wished to preserve British interests, but often found this to conflict with his nationalism, ‘sympathy with the unalienable rights of smaller nations to their nationhood’3. In terms of Italy, therefore, Gladstone could not support Austrian rule because it contravened his nationalistic beliefs, despite the fact that Habsburg domination could have proved more beneficial to Britain. This is mirrored in his stance in the arbitration of the Alabama settlement: Gladstone appeared to capitulate to American demands as opposed to supporting British interests, as he believed that it was the most moral course of action. It was from these differences that the deep opposition to each other’s foreign policy was born. Disraeli saw Gladstone’s policy as counter-productive in terms of British interests, accusing him of wanting to dismantle the Empire, while Gladstone found Disraeli to be far too much of an imperialist and insensitive to the rights of foreign nations. Disraeli not only poured scorn on Gladstone’s foreign affairs, but also disliked his dogmatic religion. It is possible that the modern focus on Gladstone as a highly religious politician was brought about by Disraeli’s very public attacks on his fervent religious beliefs. Disraeli held nothing but scorn for Gladstone’s religion, and talked with disdain of him always ‘preaching, praying, speechifying or scribbling’4. For Disraeli, Gladstone used his religion to mask his true intentions – to appear pious while actually manipulating and manoeuvring his way through politics. Perhaps it is Disraeli’s emphasis on ridiculing Gladstone’s religious beliefs that has inspired the concept that he was first and foremost a highly religious man. However, the general consensus is that Gladstone’s Evangelical upbringing led to a strong sense of religious morality that could be said to have permeated all aspects of his life, including his politics. In modern Britain it would rarely be expected for a Prime Minister to admit to religion colouring their policies: as Alastair Campbell famously declared, ‘we don’t do God’. Blair’s revelation that he ultimately looked to religion for his decision in declaring war on Iraq was frowned upon by many who felt that personal beliefs and convictions should not have an impact on decisions that will affect whole countries. However, in the far more religious Britain of 1876 this was not so controversial. Religious issues permeated every aspect of life, including law and politics. The attitudes of the day are clearly demonstrated in the Bradlaugh Case, in which confirmed atheist and elected MP for Northampton Charles Bradlaugh was barred from taking up his parliamentary seat because of his refusal to take the religious Oath of Allegiance required for entry. This issue was disputed regularly in parliament, showing the height of religious feeling of the time. Gladstone in particular made no secret of his religion, or of his beliefs that it was entirely applicable to politics. In his book The State in its Relations to the Church (1838), Gladstone raised the idea that religion and politics were inextricably linked: the Church was the conscience of the State, while the State had a duty to lend its consistent, unwavering support to the Anglican Church. Although his views later changed to reject the exclusivity of the Church of England, throughout his life he retained the belief that religion should be firmly ingrained in the running of the country. Gladstone’s beliefs caused him to take an ethical stance in foreign policy, which contrasted greatly with Disraeli’s firmly imperialist ‘Beaconsfieldism’ that attempted to secure the best outcome for Britain, sentiments that prefigured the practical criticism of mixing religion and politics today. Disraeli and Gladstone held the greatest of contempt for each other in their foreign affairs, each believing the other’s policy to be entirely nonsensical and unworkable, attitudes that stemmed from their differing interests. While Disraeli held British interests at heart, Gladstone had ‘a catholic largeness of vision and sympathy embracing Europe as a cultural and spiritual community’5 stemming from his views on the unity of the Christian church, and believed that European affairs should be conducted with the best interests of the community at heart. Although Disraeli felt that it was necessary to support the Turks despite their actions in Bulgaria in order to deter Russia from gaining power on territory on the pretext of moral intervention, Gladstone would have found this inexcusable according to his personal moral code and ‘European sense’, principally derived from ‘the intense fervour of his Christianity’6: as Magnus perceptively states, Gladstone felt that Disraeli’s ‘interpretation of [British] interests excluded considerations of justice, or of humanity’7. It was not only Gladstone’s ‘European sense’ that would have rendered support of the Turks inexcusable, but the very nature of the events taking place in Bulgaria. Gladstone consistently cast himself as a moral crusader in his policies, particularly regarding Ireland and in his opposition and criticisms of ‘Beaconsfieldism’. Following the brutal massacre of 15,000 Bulgarians, Jenkins’ argument that the moral Gladstone was ‘spontaneously seized with a passionate sympathy for the sufferings of the Balkan Christian communities’8 seems plausible. Gladstone would most likely have been incensed by Disraeli’s initial denial of the rumours of the massacres, already believing Disraeli’s foreign policy to be aggressive, expensive and unprincipled. However, Abbot refutes Jenkins’ claims in stating that ‘the part played†¦by Gladstone’s ‘high moral principles’ has tended to be exaggerated’9, and states that the vast majority of his moral outbursts in terms of foreign policy were made when he was in opposition. As a moral stance in foreign policy was a common one for the opposition to take at the time, this indicates that Gladstone’s intervention was possibly not entirely fuelled by religion. Gladstone’s role as a cabinet minister during the Crimean War could have provided another factor in his intervention. The Treaty of Paris that brought the war to a close increased the necessity for co-operation within the concert of Europe, as it had substituted a ‘European conscience expressed by the collective guarantee and concerted action of the European powers’10 for a pre-Crimean war guarantee of the protection of Christian minorities by the Russians. Turkey had promised better treatment for the Christians of the Ottoman Empire, and Gladstone felt morally obliged to ensure that the terms of the Treaty were not breached, particularly with reference to the protection of the Balkan Christians. Following Russia’s breach of the Black Sea clauses in 1870, Gladstone was even more determined to ensure that the European Concert continued to function in its protection of the minorities. It seems unlikely that Gladstone wanted to preserve the terms of the Treaty of Paris for purely political reasons, as the maintenance of the balance of power within Europe required Russia to be contained, not encouraged to expand into the Balkans supposedly in order to protect the inhabitants. It is possible then that Gladstone intervened for the same reason as the Russians gave: in order to protect the Christians from an alien nation with an alien religion that mistreated them. A sample from his pamphlet gives a clear indication of his attitude towards the Turks – ‘Their Zaptiehs and their Mudirs, their Bimbashis and their Yuzbashis, their Kaimakams and their Pashas, one and all, bag and baggage, shall I hope clear out from the province they have desolated and profaned’11. While this has racist overtones, it is difficult to determine whether this is due to a difference in religion. Jenkins raises the possibility that Gladstone could have felt sympathetic towards the Christians, but quashes it with the statement that ‘Gladstone was stronger on the rhetoric of indignation than on detailed knowledge of what was happening in the Balkans’12, never having visited the area or displayed any previous interest in it. Indeed, on the subject of previous massacres of Christians, Gladstone had remained suspiciously quiet, despite episodes like the massacre of the Maronite Christians in 1860 which left between 7,000 and 11,000 dead. It seems unlikely that a wild desire to protect those of the same religion only appeared during this particular occurrence, particularly as Gladstone failed to intervene when the news of the massacres initially broke, waiting another two months to bring himself into the limelight. Although Feuchtwanger claims that Gladstone’s ‘life in politics was a constant quest for God’13, the historian’s emphasis on Gladstone as a singularly moral, religious politician is overly simplistic, and does not take into account Gladstone’s practical, political nature. There is an obvious practical angle for Gladstone’s participation in the Bulgarian Agitation: propping up a declining Ottoman Empire was not a viable long term policy for Britain. The tradition of Palmerstonian foreign policy supported Turkish rule in the East, partially in order to maintain a balance of power in Europe, but mostly as a matter of self-interest: in order to protect trade routes in the Mediterranean. Particularly following the Crimean War, the expansion of a hostile Russia would have been detrimental to British trade and to British power and influence within Europe. In the short term a strong Turkey would act as an efficient barrier to Russian expansion, but th e Ottoman Empire had become increasingly corrupt and weak; the Bulgarian uprising and subsequent massacre was not the only such occurrence. Moreover, overtly supporting the Ottomans would anger the Dreikaiserbund of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Russia: although it was best not to allow the alliance of these three countries to grow too powerful, neither was it sensible to pursue a policy of mindless support for the Turks whose influence was already declining. Prior to the confirmation of the truth of the massacres, Disraeli, advised by the pro-Turkish British ambassador Elliot, had made moves towards supporting the Turks against Russia, and even went so far as to dismiss the rumours of the massacres as ‘coffee house babble’. In sabotaging Disraeli’s policy by stirring up public opinion, Gladstone effectively limited the options open to the prime minister and possibly prevented him from forming a dangerous alliance with Turkey. Furthermore, it has been suggested that Gladstone in fact saw a better solution to the problem of Russian expansion than bolstering Turkey. From his attitudes towards Italy it is clear that Gladstone favoured nationalism, and believed that all people had the right to national self-determination. Blake claims that Gladstone was ‘hostile to any sort of forward policy’14, an unnecessarily harsh statement from the pro-Disraeli biographer: in fact, in supporting nationalism, Gladstone proposed a solution ahead of his time. The creation of Balkan states was the solution used in 1935 to contain Russia, but it would have been equally applicable here. It could be argued that Gladstone was contradicting Disraeli’s policy because he could see a flaw in the reasoning. It is evident from his pamphlet that he wanted the Turks removed from Bulgaria, but further to this, Magnus claims that ‘he repeatedly urged that the matter should be taken out of Russian hands’15 and that this was a solution more ‘realistic’16 than Disraeli’s. Ever politically expedient, Gladstone intended to attack British support of the Turks as well as advocating Russian containment, reasserting the balance of power in Europe. Of course, it is entirely possible that Gladstone was simply launching a direct attack on the policies of the government without any real moral or religious reasoning. A response not born out of righteous indignation or passionate sympathy for the suffering of the Bulgarians but of an attempt to make the government appear weak or badly led would explain his delay in joining the Agitation. Gladstone’s particular rivalry with Disraeli would have provided motive enough for such an attack: the two men held the greatest contempt for each other, stemming from the repeal of the Corn Laws and the split of the Conservative party in 1846. Although their practical aims were often remarkably similar in foreign affairs, their ideologies differed vastly and each held the other’s principles in utter contempt. It would not be beyond the bounds of rational thought to assume that in sabotaging Disraeli’s policy the only thing that Gladstone intended to do was to make him look like a fool. It could be argued that even in this there was a religious motivation. Disraeli’s Jewish background has led to the suggestion that his anti-Russian foreign policy had more to do with anti-Christian feeling. Feuchtwanger claims that Gladstone was aware of this and distrusted Disraeli for it: ‘all his deep suspicions about Disraeli were aroused; he now even suspected him of being influenced by Judaic sympathy for the Turks and hatred of Christians’17, although Blake dismisses such suspicions as ‘absurd’18. At a stretch, the poor relationship of the two politicians could also be said to have its roots in their differing religious views. Gladstone may have resented Disraeli’s conversion from Judaism to Christianity, which could be interpreted as only having been undertaken for social gain and not true faith. Shannon suggests that Gladstone’s return to the political arena could have been for selfish reasons; that he wanted to restore his ‘bond of moral rapport with the ‘masses†19 and adds that ‘it was less a case of Gladstone exciting popular pressure than popular pressure exciting Gladstone’20: rather than Gladstone carefully crafting his attack on Disraeli, he merely saw an opportunity to join ‘the virtuous passion’21 sweeping the nation and manipulate it to his advantage. Again, this would explain the delay between the beginning of the Agitation and Gladstone’s involvement. His action in publishing the pamphlet drew him back to the forefront of political life, and his continuing focus on the Midlothian campaign throughout the next four years was an important factor in ensuring his re-election as Prime Minister in 1880. Many historians agree with Shannon’s interpretation that Gladstone wanted to ‘reforge his links with†¦.mass audiences’22, but disagree on the reasoning for this. Shannon and Blake are both of the opinion the Gladstone simply seized upon the opportunity to ‘take part in†¦a moral crusade’23 in an attempt to inject himself back into the contemporary political field. Although the consequences of his action suggest that this is a realistic motive, and that he could have chosen to speak out against Disraeli to ensure his own self-advancement, this does seem unlikely considering Gladstone’s character; Blake’s portrayal of Gladstone is excessively negative, probably due to his pro-Disraeli sentiments. The perhaps more reliable Jenkins contradicts these claims of intervention for self-advancement, as ‘It did not follow that what he did was contrived for his own convenience’24 and claiming that he ‘was driven on Bulgaria by the same sort of elemental force which had seized him at the time of his Neapolitan pamphlets’25. This is a far more accurate judgement given the evidence: Gladstone constantly looked to his moral principles in seeking to do what was best for Britain and for Europe, and it seems unlikely that he would have stirred up such a commotion merely to return himself to the forefront of political affairs. Shannon states that Gladstone’s ‘first love had been the Church, and to the Church he remained ever faithful’26, but despite the politician’s overt Christianity historians are unable to agree on the extent to which his religion impacted his policies. In terms of his reaction to the Bulgarian Atrocities alone, numerous theories have been put forward as to the cause: his animosity towards Disraeli, his strong belief in nationalism, a wish to unite with the masses protesting a cause. Although these theories are superficially disparate, a closer examination reveals that they are all underpinned by Gladstone’s strong sense of morality. This morality caused him to reject Disraeli’s policies as unprincipled, to campaign for the creation of the Balkan states and to view Europe as a spiritual community that Britain had an obligation to protect and preserve. Ultimately, Gladstone’s politics were motivated by morality; a morality derived from his fundamental, unwavering religious beliefs.    1 Blake, R., Disraeli, St. Martin’s, 1967, p.602 2 Shannon, R.T., Gladstone and the Bulgarian Agitation 1876, Nelson, 1963, p.110 3 Abbot, B.H., Gladstone and Disraeli, Collins, 1986, p.95 4 5 Shannon, R.T., Gladstone and the Bulgarian Agitation 1876, Nelson, 1963, p.4 6 Shannon, R.T., Gladstone and the Bulgarian Agitation 1876, Nelson, 1963, p.5 7 Magnus, P., Gladstone, Penguin Books, 2001, p.240 8 Jenkins, R., Gladstone, Macmillan, 2002, p.401 9 Abbot, B.H., Gladstone and Disraeli, Collins, 1986, p.22 10 Magnus, P., Gladstone, Penguin Books, 2001, p.239 11 Feuchtwanger, E.J., Gladstone, British Political Biography, 1975, p.183 12 Jenkins, R., Gladstone, Macmillan, 2002, p.404 13 Feuchtwanger, E.J., Gladstone, British Political Biography, 1975, p.13 14 Blake, R., Disraeli, St Martin’s, 1967, p.760 15 Magnus, P., Gladstone, Penguin Books, 2002, p.241 16 Ibid. 17 Feuchtwanger, E.J., Gladstone, British Political Biography, 1975, p.181 18 Blake, R., Disraeli, St Martin’s, 1967, p.600 19 Shannon, R.T., Gladstone and the Bulgarian Agitation, 1876, Nelson, 1963, p.13 20 Ibid. p.110 21 Ibid. p.107 22 Jenkins, R., Gladstone, Macmillan, 2002, p.406 23 Blake, R., Disraeli, St Martin’s, 1967, p.600 24 Jenkins, R., Gladstone, Macmillan, 2002, p.401 25 loc. cit. 26 Shannon, R.T., Gladstone and the Bulgarian Agitation 1876, Nelson, 1963, p.3

Borderline Personality Disorder Essay - 532 Words

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Question: Discuss about the Conflict in the Workplacefor Electronic Communication. Answer: Conflict in the workplace has been a global challenge, but it has been attributed to poor strategies laid by the organization towards capping such incidences. Conflict occurs due to the organizations inability to provide very basic services to the employee and employers. For instance, inability to have a well-formulated communication framework, poor job responsibility allocation, biases in the process of salary increment and promotion as well as biasness promote different types of conflicts such as employee to employer , and employee to employee conflicts. However, some conflict has as well risen from ones personal emotions, which may have been brought by the organization or by her/him. From most reviews, conflicts within the organizational set up have various effects such as increased rate of employee turnover, reduced profitability, increase resource wastes by employees and poor productivity. Introduction Conflicts in the workplace have been among the rising trends in most of the organization. According to McConnon McConnon (2011)s research, most of the managers spend almost 25% of the time in the office working on conflicts in the workplace. As also explained by Harper (2012), with the rising cases of globalization, conflicts have been enhanced by various changes within the organization's set up, structures and strategies. Different generation within the workplace has also been one of the major challenges facing most managers within the workplace. According to Henly Lambert (2014), to some of the organizations, conflicts have been positive comparing to most negative cases experienced by most nations. Despite the encouragement synthesized by managers on mild level conflicts, most of the organizational conflicts have always resulted to destructing and a general decline in performance or operations of the organization (Cloke Goldsmith, 2011). Lytle (2015) explains the various types o f conflicts of Interdependence conflicts, differences in style, differences in background/ gender, differences in leadership and personal clashes. According to Institute of Leadership Management ( 2012), the major causes of conflicts have been attributed to, poor communication among employees, and between the employers and their employees. Different personalities among the organizational employees have been one of the other causes of conflicts. Leka De Alwis (2016), also provides three more causes of conflicts in the workplace such as: different employee values, internal and external competition regarding salary, promotion, and productivity and lack of equal opportunities. On the other hand, as explained by Butts, Becker, Boswell (2015), conflict within the organizational set uprising due to unclear job roles, ineffective or insufficiently trained management, an increase in workload, unresolved issues from the past, unfair treatments, poor working conditions and unfair treatments. According to Matsudaira (2017)s research, dealing with conflicts in the workplace is hard, but this relies on the strategies formulated by the organizations mitigating procedures. Regardless of the provided steps of tackling the conflicts within the organizational set up, the process has not yet been achieved. However, sometimes with the help of either employee unions, labor trade unions always solutions have been achieved. In most cases, a conflict has not always been following the required channels of communication. This is based on the nature of conflicts, sometimes it requires direct address form tend manager in comparison to others that may require legal asset procedures of solving. But Shweta Jha (2010), provides the better solution, better keys used in dealing with workplace conflicts, he states the major parts were providing better communication channels, hitting conflicts head on I.e. managers rather managers need to reduce the channels used in solving the conflicts if it's an Internal controlled conflict. Third, he express high optimism in understanding the WIIFM factor, and as manager, conflicts need to be seen as opportunities for learning and teaching. The study will chronicle around the employee-employer conflict at workplace in respect to organizational performance. The study hypothesis includes: H1: Constant employees workplace conflict slows organizational performance H2: Employee-Managers conflicts hinders proper managerial strategy formulations Conflicts for a long time have been part of the failures of some organizations. For instance, conflicts have led to either the distraction of the organizations properties, increased employee turnover, and reduced employee morale which entirely leads to: reduced productivity and the general reduction of the firms profitability. However, according to Karabay, Akyz, Eli (2016), conflict can result in amazing ideas; they can also lead to changes and improvement. Method For the effectiveness of the research, I would involve two Interviewees from one of the major manufacturing company with more than 5,000 employees. I would opt to use such Interviewees, first based on their ability to have a wide perspective of various reactions and behaviors from the other workmates considering it is the company with largest employees within the region. As a nature of displaying gender equality, I would use the companys Human Resource Manager, a female and the companys casual employee who was a man. On selecting, I would decide using the companys resource manager considering their wide knowledge of the companys employees. In most cases, different generation interaction may result in the conflicts, but as for the case, I would opt not to discriminate regarding age differences as there existed several generations within the organization which would have to complicate the whole process of the research. In conducting the Interview I would interview them separately starting with the manager on how they are perceived e the issue of conflicts, their strategies of solving the conflicts, the organizational set up aimed at reducing conflict, the departmental managers on why do conflict always occur at the departmental level, which is the best ways does the departmental level managers solve the issues what are the main causes of the conflicts. As for the employees, I would entirely focus on directly questioned son why do they get involved in conflicts, how does the management vary the issues of conflicts towards solving them? As the way of getting the required data, I mainly focused on using simple questionnaire but mostly applied Interviews as this would help me get the personal experience of the research issue. The question would always vary from employee to the manager. Thus, the data was majorly collected through questionnaires, Interviews, observation and focus groups of the employees and the employers. The whole process would take 2 days with the first day interviewing the executive manager, the second day the employees. Results of Procedures Interview Questions Feedback Manager What are major causes of conflicts at the departmental level? Poor communication strategies between the departmental managers. Inappropriate delegation of a job from the top executives. Poor managerial skills from the top management. Due to personal differences. Noncompliance with the organizational policies and regulation. Misunderstandings. What do you consider when promoting and increasing employee salary? As for the company, we don't have a well-stated platform through which the employee can be compensated; we just award promotions and salaries by the behavioral manner of the employee. How do you handle the conflict cases between employers and employees? We have a structured platform and channel to follow to the final stage. Have you ever experienced any conflict within the organization, if yes how did it affect you like the organization? The key effects accompanied by the conflict would involve, increased employee turnover rates, reduce a rate of production, and low-profit realization. What is the organization doing to reduce the issues of conflicts? Proper Communication. Eliminating biases. Providing an effective framework to salary increments, promotion and in rewards. Employee What are the most causes of conflicts? Poor communication strategies Poor managerial activities Poor job allocation framework. Poor rates and means of salary increment and employee rewards on promotions. Do you consider the process of conflict resolution by the organization to be effective? How do conflicts incidences affect you personally? First, it lowers y working morale, it inserts job insecurity in me and highly results to stress. Discussion As per the results, conflicts result from various organizational challenges which are brought by both the organizational management and employees. Conflict is the reality within organizational setup and it has the negative impact on the functioning and the operations of the organization. As from the results received, the nature of conflict tends to vary depending on the nature of activities. It would be clear that there exist differences between the employees and employees, managers and departmental mangers and between departmental managers themselves. The major reasons for the occurrences of these conflicts as defined from both the employee and managers are poor nature of communication. Communication is an important tool for passing information. Inadequate or inaccurate information or message creates differences responsibilities within the workplace creating a channel to conflicts. As explained by Ko (2016), the nature of communication within the business entity may result in either its destruction or its construction. On the other hand, major causes of conflicts would entirely involve biases in the process of promotion within the organization. This reflects the nature of either nepotism, racism. As explained by Lawless Trif (2016), conflicts have significant impacts towards the companys daily activities and the level of productivity. He explains that, conflicts form the major causes of organizational strikes which may lead to material destructions. In most of the incidence, strikes usually result in either a closure or a temporal closure of some organization. Conflicts have a negative impact based on the decreased rate of production. Better productivity within an organizational set up is achieved with well-established strategies that provide employees with the working morale (Johnson Keddy, 2010). Thus, conflicts lead to employee morale reduction, increased employee turnover which leads to the general reduction in the organizational productivity. The whole process of conflicts as described by solving through some steps such as maintaining a positive outlook, as a manager there is need to establish a program aimed at providing the fair rate of promotion and salary increment . Conflicts cases can as well be reduced through establishing a good structure framework in case there exists no current conflict resolution framework. References Butts, M. M., Becker, W. J., Boswell, W. R. (2015). Hot Buttons And Time Sinks: The Effects Of Electronic Communication During Nonwork Time On Emotions And Work-Nonwork Conflict. Academy of Management Journal , 53 (8), 763-788. Cloke, K., Goldsmith, J. (2011). Resolving Conflicts at Work: Ten Strategies for Everyone on the Job. John Wiley Sons, . Harper, J. (2012). 10 Tips for Tackling the Toughest Workplace Conflicts. Retrieved 04 5, 2017, from https://money.usnews.com/money/careers/articles/2012/07/18/10-tips-for-tackling-the-toughest-workplace-conflicts Henly, J. R., Lambert, S. J. (2014). Unpredictable Work Timing In Retail Jobs: Implications For Employee Work-Life Conflict. ILR Review. , 67 (3), 986-1016. Institute of Leadership Management, (2012). Managing Conflict in the Workplace. Routledge. Johnson, C., Keddy, J. (2010). Managing Conflict at Work: Understanding and Resolving Conflict for Productive Working Relationships. Kogan Page Publishers. Karabay, M. E., Akyz, B., Eli, M. (2016). Effects of Family-Work Conflict, Locus of Control, Self Confidence and Extraversion Personality on Employee Work Stress. 12th International Strategic Management Conference, ISMC 2016 , 235, 269-280. Karabay, M. E., Akyz, B., Eli, M. (2016). Effects of Family-Work Conflict, Locus of Control, Self Confidence and Extraversion Personality on Employee Work Stress. 12th International Strategic Management Conference, ISMC 2016 , 235, 269-280. Ko, C.-H. (2016). Exploring The Relationship Of Conflict Between Family And Work Among Hotel Employees. International Journal of Organizational Innovation. , 8 (3), 239-247. Lawless, J., Trif, A. (2016). Managing interpersonal conflicts at work by line managers. Irish Journal of Management , 35 (1), 74-87. Leka, S., De Alwis, S. (2016). Work, Life and Personality: The Relationship Between the Big Five Personality Traits and Work-life Conflict. South Asian Journal of Management. , 23 (4), 31-53. Lytle, T. (2015). How to Resolve Workplace Conflicts . Retrieved from https://www.shrm.org/hr-today/news/hr-magazine/pages/070815-conflict-management.aspx Matsudaira, K. (2017). Resolving Conflict. Communications of the ACM , 60 (1), 42-44. McConnon, M., McConnon, S. (2011). Managing Conflict in the Workplace 4th Edition: How to Develop Trust and Understanding and Manage Disagreements. Little, Brown Book Group Shweta, Jha, S. (2010). Antecedents of Interpersonal Conflicts at Work-place. Journal of Management Public Policy. , 1 (2), 73-79.

Julius Caesar Tragic Hero (Brutus) Essay Example For Students

Julius Caesar Tragic Hero (Brutus) Essay Tragic Hero EssayIn the play the Life and Death of Julius Caesar (just as in all of Shakespeares tragedies) there is much death, much tragedy, and of course, a tragic hero. However unlike most of Shakespeares plays this time the tragic hero is not particularly obvious. Throughout the play a few main characters present themselves as possibilities for being the tragic hero. But as being a tragic hero is not only having a tragic flaw but also entails much more, there really is only one person to fit the mold. The character Brutus is born into power and is higher/better then we are. He has a tragic flaw that causes his downfall and at the end he realizes his mistake (a trait none of the other characters can really claim). Throughout most of the play Brutus is constantly internally conflicted. Does he do what he believes is best for Rome or stay loyal to his friend and leader? Should he assist in the murder of one person to benefit many? Although killing Caesar was in the end a bad choice, Brutus always tries to do what is best for Rome and for the people. However even though all of Brutus motives are good he still has the tragic flaw of pride, which ultimately leads to his downfall. The reason that Brutus gets caught up in the conspiracy is because Cassias appeals to his pride and flatters him with forged letters from the Roman people saying he is a greater leader then Caesar. This flaw eventually leads to his downfall because of all the bad decisions it causes him to make. The first mistake pride causes him to make is to kill Caesar and the next mistake follows right after. Mark Antony, here, take you Caesars body. You shall not in your funeral speech blame us, but speak all good you can devise of C aesar, and say you dot by our permission; Else shall you not have any hang at all about his funeral; and you shall speak in the same pulpit wherto I am going, after my speech is done. (24) This was said by Brutus to Antony right after Caesars death. Brutus not only allows Antony to live but then allows him to speak at Caesars funeral after Brutus speaks, completely unsupervised. This choice of Brutus is brought about by his pride (and maybe a little bit of shortsighted stupidity). Because of his pride he doesnt believe Antony will oppose him and probably believes he is above anything Antony tries anyway. Brutus also makes a foolish military mistake later in the play not listening to other council because he is so prideful he can only see his opinion as reason. And finally Brutus comes to realize his mistake. At the end of the play after Brutus has lost everything he takes his own life out of despair; and before he dies he makes one last statement. Caesar, now be still; I killd not thee with half so good a will. (44) This final statement by Brutus shows that he finally understands his mistake. That he should not have killed Caesar and that it was his own pride that brought about his downfall. Overall Brutus fits all of the points of a tragic hero much better then any other character. He is a mostly good person who is born into a higher position than the reader. He has the tragic flaw of pride, which brings about his eventual downfall in many different ways. At the end of the play he realizes that he brought about his own downfall; and after his death even Brutus enemy speaks of his greatness This was the noblest Roman of them all His life was gentle, and the elements so mixd in him that Nature might stand up and say to all the world This wa s a man!' (44) Antony said this speaking of Brutus value. This is the final proof that shows Brutus is after all the tragic hero.