People often think of conflict as fighting and view it as disruptive. When conflict is not resolved effectively, negative consequences occur. When conflict prevent the achivement of organizational objectives, it is negative or dysfunctional conflict. However, some say conflict is not only inevitable, it's good. Functiona conflict exists when disagreement and opposition supports the achievemebt of organizational objectives. The real question today is not whether conflict is negative or positive, but how to manage conflict to benefit the organization.