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Research Gaps in Organizational Conflicts: Future Research Perspectives
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The main objective of this research study was to identify the research gaps in organizational conflicts. Researcher has utilized desk research study to identify three research gaps in organizational conflicts. First research gap can be labeled as there is less empirical evidence on the relationship between organizational conflicts in Sri Lankan and Asian context. Second research gap in this article is known as more studies to analyze the links between organizational conflicts and other affective variables. Third research gap is requirement for more longitudinal studies on organizational conflicts. These research gaps can be utilized by future researchers to conduct their studies on organizational conflicts.
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