In:sociology,^[1]group dynamics,^[2]intragroup conflict refers toconflict,^[1]confrontation,disagreement^[3] betweentwo or more members of the samegroup or team^[1] the consequence or result of which could be either positive (beneficial) or negative.^[4] The terminfighting has a similarusage^[5][6] of inner-group disagreement but with the combatativeconnotation,fighting,^[a][7][6] the dynamics of which are termedagonistic behaviour.^[9][10][b]Usage of the terminternecine fighting as intragroup includeswar.^[13][c]

Thucydides wrote on the subject ofancient Greek communitieseristic dialogue.^[17][d] ThePolitics ofAristotle^[19] (ofStagira)^[20] uses the^[19]Attic Greek^[21] termstasis^[19] (ΣΤΑΣΙΣ),^[22] a political conflict,^[23] translated by some modern authors ascivil war^[24] (which though is ananalog^[25]) occuring withincity-states of ancient Greece.^[24][e]

In the years leading up to 2008, intragroup conflict has received a large amount of attention in conflict and group dynamics literature.^[28] This increase in interest in studying intragroup conflict may be a natural corollary of the ubiquitous use of work groups and work teams across all levels of organizations, including decision-makingtask forces,project groups, orproduction teams.^[29]

There are a number of antecedents of intragroup conflict. While not an exhaustive list, researchers have identified a number of antecedents of intragroup conflict, including low task or goal uncertainty,^[30] increased group size,^[31] increased diversity (i.e., gender, age, race),^[32][33] lack of information sharing,^[34] and high task interdependence.^[35]

TheAmerican Psychological Association determines the existence of three such intra-conflictual problems in team organisations: process,relationship, task.^[3]

Jehn^[36] developed the Intragroup Conflict Scale (ICS) to measure two types of intragroup conflicts (i.e., task and relationship conflict). The ICS consists of eight 7-pointLikert scale items which assess intragroup conflict. This scale has been applied in a number of contexts including decision making groups^[37] and groups in the moving industry.^[38] Furthermore, this scale has high construct and predictive validity.^[39]

Effects of intragroup conflict on group performance or outcome is moderated by a number of factors including the context under which it is examined and the type of outcome.^[40] According to one study, task conflict has a less negative relationship (and at times even positive) with group performance and outcomes than believed previously.^[40] The results of the study also showed that intragroup conflict is not always negative or detrimental to group performance; for example, task conflict has been related positively to group performance and outcomes when such conflict occurs in management groups.^[40]

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Amin Ghaziani; Kelsy Kretschmer (January 4, 2023)."Chapter 12: Infighting and Insurrection - Introduction - The Causal Tradition". In David A. Snow; Hanspeter Kriesi; Holly J. McCammon; Sarah Anne Soule (eds.).The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Social Movements (2nd ed.).John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated. pp. 220, 225.ISBN 9781119168560.Research on social movements highlights the centrality of conflicts, yet scholars frequently conflate its diverse forms" "The classical tradition of infighting assumed that conflict within movements deserved its sorry reputation; it was a form of internecine dog fighting; and it hastened movement collapse by rendering insurgent groups impotent.

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