They bring with them some carryover effects from the past which indicate the existence of conflict between labor and management. Although industrial peace and harmony may be sought as organizational goals, some conflicts are intrinsic to the industrial structure. Indeed, conflict is endemic in industrial society. Conflicts between workers and managers exist in numerous ways in the course of their daily work. The conflict of interest between management and workers is the offspring of the capitalist form of economic organization. But it is not only the sharing of the fruits of industry that generates conflicts; the very fact of the existence of a wide gap in authority between the “hands that produce” and the “hands that control” the means of production has become a major source of conflict between management and
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