Analysis and Proposal for Conflict Resolution on the Alaskan North Slope
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Jandt, F. E. (2016). Conflict and communication. Sage.
Prior to beginning work on this final paper,
Read the Visitors. page of the Official Website of the North Slope Borough.
Read ConocoPhillips Shuts Down North Slope Drilling Over Coronavirus Concerns.
Read the following webpages from the Arctic Slope Regional Corporation’s website:
About.
History.
Our Communities.
Our Lands.
Review the Hocker-Wilmot Conflict Assessment Guide from Chapter 3 of the textbook that you read in Week 2.
Download the required Week 6: Analysis and Proposal for Conflict Resolution on the Alaskan North Slope Template Download Week 6: Analysis and Proposal for Conflict Resolution on the Alaskan North Slope Template.
Review the required resources from Weeks 1 through 6 of this course, and refer to the previous assignments you have completed in this course.
Review any feedback provided by your instructor and classmates during Weeks 1 through 6 of this course.
Your final paper should utilize information from the Required Readings listed above and address each of the directives provided in the assignment instructions below. The purpose of this assignment is to integrate the concepts studied in this course into a cohesive and comprehensive paper. Your final paper, which will be titled Analysis and Proposal for Conflict Resolution on the Alaskan North Slope, will propose resolutions to two conflicts as presented in a scenario.
Scenario:
The Arctic Slope Regional Corporation (ASRC) has entered into a long-term oil distribution contract with a Russian company, Comrade Oil, selling oil at a fixed price per barrel for ten years. However, political tensions, unrelated to the production and sale of oil, have escalated between the governments of the United States and Russia. Additionally, the cost of the price of oil has steadily been decreasing. Comrade Oil now wants to buy oil from ASRC at half the contract price or get out of the contract.
Internally, ASRC has been facing backlash from some of their own shareholders who are tribal members. (Reminder: the ASRC is a specially created entity where all shareholders are members of the Inupiat Alaskan Native Nation. The ASRC has no non-Inupiat shareholders.) A small number of the tribal members resist the further exploration and extraction of oil and minerals on their tribal lands and they are emotionally upset with the business decision of their corporation, citing their concern about climate change and cultural distress for their traditional lands. This small group of tribal members is demanding that the ASRC stop the exploration, extraction, and sale of oil and minerals from their tribal lands.
Instructions:
Consider the two conflicts described above and how the ASRC might work to resolve these issues by completing the following requirements in your paper:
Deconstruct the conflicts using the Hocker-Wilmot Conflict Assessment Guide from Chapter 3 of the course textbook. Your deconstruction must
Identify which stakeholder groups are most important to discuss.
Detail the concerns of those stakeholder groups, paying special attention to the demographics of the stakeholder groups and their cultural history.
Assess what techniques the ASRC will use to resolve these conflicts.
Analyze opportunities to share knowledge concerning an organizational culture’s impact on conflict.
Apply conflict management skills needed for the organizations involved in North Slope concerns.
Propose the types of risks associated with relationship conflict that could occur with different approaches to resolving at least one of the conflicts.
Explain ASRC’s likelihood of success in resolving these conflicts.
Recommend negotiation strategies that could be used to manage possible conflicts.
Compose a summary conclusion concerning what was argued in your paper and the importance of that information.
Note: Your final paper must utilize the required Week 6: Analysis and Proposal for Conflict Resolution on the Alaskan North Slope Template Download Week 6: Analysis and Proposal for Conflict Resolution on the Alaskan North Slope Template and demonstrate how to properly use the theories and concepts learned in this course; simply providing definitions of theories and concepts will not meet the requirements of this assignment. In the final version of your final paper, be sure to remove all the hints (blue boxes) and directions that are provided within the template.
The Analysis and Proposal for Conflict Resolution on the Alaskan North Slope final paper
Must be eight to 10 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA Style. as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft Word.
Must include a separate title page with the following:
Title of paper in bold font
Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
Student’s name
Name of institution
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Due date
Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice. resource for additional guidance.
Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph must include a succinct purpose statement that states what the focus of the paper will be; it needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions. and Writing a Thesis Statement, refer to the Writing Center resources.
Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
Must use at least two scholarly sources in addition to the course text.
The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.
To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, view Quick and Easy Library Research. tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.
Must use, in addition to the course text, a minimum of three articles from com.
Must use the ARSC website.
Must use at least three credible news sources that discuss conflicts concerning the North Slope.
Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your Paper.
Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the APA: Formatting Your References List resource in the Writing Center for specifications.
Week 6: Analysis and Proposal for Conflict Resolution on the Alaskan North Slope
Analysis and Proposal for Conflict Resolution on the Alaskan North Slope
The complex interactions in businesses and the diversified perspectives about work-related and other issues create room for opposing viewpoints, often degenerating into simple or complex conflicts. van der Linden (2023) reveals that conflicting opinions and ideas always emerge in settings that require collaboration and cooperation between different parties to achieve a common goal. In this context, Jandt (2016) argues that constant conflict resolution mechanisms must enable seamless interaction between parties and facilitate organizational progress. Failing to address the contentious issues within an institution or with other external partners derails the primary objectives and leads to unaccomplished milestones. Such awareness demonstrates the need for stakeholders to carefully analyze the emerging conflicts between Comrade Oil and Arctic Slope Regional Corporation (ASRC) about the pricing of the oil under their current contract and the festering sentiments from the ASRC shareholders related to the violation of Iñupiat subsistence values through the continued oil and minerals exploration and extraction. An urgent need to address these issues has arisen to rescue the business interactions between ASRC and Comrade Oil and avert extensive disagreements between ASRC and Iñupiat community. Such a sensitive situation requires a systematic deconstruction of the conflict to assess the concerns of different stakeholders, identify resolution techniques while applying management skills to address associated risks, determine the probability of succeeding in solving the disputes, and recommend negotiation strategies.
Conflict Deconstruction
Understanding conflicts within their varying levels is fundamental for deconstructing them constructively. Askerov and Barakat (2021) argue that this approach should thoroughly identify the deep-rooted causes to uncover concealed patterns and inform resolution methods. According to Jandt (2016), the Hocker-Wilmot Conflict Assessment Guide uniquely steers the comprehension of disputes by disclosing their nature, behaviors of stakeholders, individual emotions, and attitudes. Such aspects facilitate the recognition of the essential stakeholders to focus on while addressing the issues.
The nature of the two conflicts reveals the incompatibility of diverse goals and objectives between the various stakeholders. For instance, the issue between Comrade Oil and ASRC arises from violating the contract that requires Comrade Oil to honor the fixed price for ten years. However, this company feels exploited and demands a 50% reduction in the price, considering the shifting political tensions between the United States and the Russian government and the changing global prices for the commodity. Askerov and Barakat (2021) highlight the need for gauging the political reasons, which could have motivated Comrade Oil to exert its
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