Power and Conflict Management in Apparel Industry

 





Apparel industry is contributing to the economy in larger manner and 28 % of the exports are form the apparel industry while more than 40 % of the employment opportunities are in the apparel sector. In 2021, April the export value of the garments is showed as $366 million which is an increase than 2020 (Kularathne & Senevirathne, 2020). As the apparel sector is highly labor-intensive industry, managing the human resource practices and applications are very important to have continuous development (Bandara, 2019).

Power and conflicts are in the organizations among the employees when working together and better management of the conflicts and power distribution is a responsibility of the upper management. There can be positive and negative impacts of the conflicts (Marigat et al., 2019).

 


 

Power is the desired level of authority in employees and the level of the authority which has been granted by the organizations to the employees (Maron & Benish, 2021). 



In apparel factories, as the employee engagement is very higher, the power distribution has been done in several layers specially in sewing operations. Conflicts are highly possible in these employee pools and thus the organizations are needed to have proper conflict management applications to avoided negative impacts (Niu et al., 2017). Absenteeism is highly occurring in the apparel industries and it is causing the turnover of employees as well. In accordance with this, it is very important to have better conflict management applications in the organizations to manage better outcomes (Heizmann, 2018).





Understanding the reasons for the conflict occurring is another application and it is necessary to have the separate teams in the apparel companies to identify the root course of the conflicts. Identification of these reasons can be recorded the avoidance of the conflicts and leading to the success in the operations (Maron & Benish, 2021).


Conclusion

Power and conflicts are common in the organization’s settings and the responsibility of the Human Resource Management department is the management of these applications in a successful manner to have better outcomes. It is very important to have these applications in apparel sector as the apparel sector is highly labor oriented industry. Reducing the negative impacts in conflicts with the usage of proper power in companies is a must to have the peace and harmony. Accordingly, organizations have a higher responsibility in managing conflicts.





References

Bandara, G. D. M., 2019. The Impact of Social Support on Employee Well-being: Special Reference to Apparel Sector in Badulla, s.l.: (Doctoral dissertation, Faculty of commerce & Management).

Fibre2Fashion, 2020. Consistent Improvement in Sri Lanka's Apparel Exports, s.l.: https://www.fibre2fashion.com/industry-article/8551/consistent-improvement-in-sri-lanka-s-apparel-exports.

Heizmann, H., 2018. Knowledge management, power and conflict, s.l.: The Palgrave Handbook of Knowledge Management (pp. 177-199). Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.

Kularathne, H. M. R. D. & Senevirathne, Y. Y., 2020. The Relationship between Co-Worker Support, Supervisor Support, Organizational Support and Employee Turnover Intention of Operational Level Employees in Apparel Sector, Central Province, Sri Lanka, s.l.: International Journal Of All Research Writings, 2(8), pp.7-17.

Management Guru, 2016. Learn How to Resolve Conflict at Workplace in 10 Easy Steps, s.l.: https://www.managementguru.net/learn-how-to-resolve-conflict-at-workplace-in-10-easy-steps/.

Marigat, S. K., Nzomo, M., Kagwanja, P. & Kiamba, 2019. Power And Conflict Management: Is There A Relationship?., s.l.: s.n.

Maron, A. & Benish, A., 2021. Power and conflict in network governance: exclusive and inclusive forms of network administrative organizations, s.l.: Public Management Review, pp.1-21.

Niu, B., Chen, L. & Zhang, J., 2017. Punishing or subsidizing? Regulation analysis of sustainable fashion procurement strategies, s.l.: Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 107, pp.81-96.

 

 

Comments

  1. Vindya PereraDecember 6, 2021 at 7:26 AM

    Good article. Through conflict and power management,
    company can enhance learning and group outcomes. Also effectiveness or performance in an organizational setting.

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    1. HiranDecember 17, 2021 at 11:04 PM

      Thank you very much for your valuable comment.

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  2. SampathpcDecember 6, 2021 at 8:58 AM

    Good effort to explain very common culture in the apparel industry. this mentioned information's help to understanding and to find the solutions for the conflicts occur during production process.

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  3. NadukaDecember 17, 2021 at 11:18 PM

    Organisation management has higher responsibility for solutions the conflict, you have described it nicely

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  6. Steffni_DDecember 18, 2021 at 4:49 AM

    Power and disputes are widespread in organizational settings, and it is the Human Resource Management department's role to handle these applications well in order to achieve better results. It is critical to have these applications in the garment business because it is a very labor-intensive industry. Reducing the negative effects of conflicts through the use of appropriate authority in businesses is essential for maintaining peace and harmony.

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