The paper discussed conflict management and employees performance in Julius Berger Nigeria Plc. Bonny
Island. It views organizational conflict as a dispute that occurs when interests, goals or values of different
individuals or groups are incompatible with each other. It assumes that integration of all stakeholders’
interests will go a long way in reducing conflicts in organizations and enhancing employees’ performance. It
is based on the democratic conflict management strategy. The research question addressed the extent of
the relationship between conflict management strategies and employees’ performance and
employees/management perception of the effectiveness of conflict management strategies in Julius Berger
Nigeria Plc. Bonny Island. The place of study is Julius Berger Nigeria Plc. Bonny Island while the duration
of study is between August, 2012 and September, 2013. A descriptive research design was used in
executing the study using 50 purposively selected sample respondents consisting of 25 managerial
employees and 25 non-managerial employees of Julius Berger Nigeria Plc. Bonny Island. The core aspect
of the study is the use of cross sectional survey research design in generating the required primary data.
Data collected were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results from the data analysis
indicated that significant relationship exists between conflict management strategies and employees’
performance and no differences exist between managerial and non-managerial employees’ perception of
the effectiveness of conflict management strategies. The research therefore recommends among others:
promotion of industrial democracy, regular management/employees meetings, and strict implementation of
collective agreements and regular review of personnel policies.