CONFLICT MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP FOR ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE IN WOGDIE WOREDA SECONDARY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOLS

The main purpose of this study was to analysis Conflict Management and Leadership for
Organizational Change in Wogdie Secondary and Preparatory Schools of wogdie woreda. The
study employed descriptive method with both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Purposive
sampling technique was used to select school principals, supervisor, and Woreda education
office experts and Teachers were selected based on stratified sampling based on their
experiences and sex. All the necessary data required for this study were gathered from both
primary and secondary sources. The data gathering tools employed were questionnaire,
interview as well as document analysis. In organizations, conflict is regarded as the presence of
discord that occurs when the goals, interests or values of different individuals or groups are
incompatible and frustrate each other’s attempting to achieve objectives. There are different
views surrounding the origin of conflict in organizations and institutions. From the draw of
creation mankind has been presented with conflict. Conflict appears to be inevitable; once there
is human interaction conflict seem to fester. This paper seeks to describe the concepts of conflict
management, leadership and conflict in organizations and conflict management and
organizational change. This paper will analyze the elements of a conflict management process
and leadership organizational change and the benefits of managing conflict. The researcher
holds that leadership approaches are the key important factors for conflict management.
The findings of the study concluded that Conflict Management and Leadership for
Organizational Change was not implemented successfully due to the negative perceptions of
teachers, the lack of stakeholders support, work load, lack of sufficient resources and many
more affecting factors.