CAHSS Faculty Presentations, Proceedings, Lectures, and Symposia
The Roles, Functions, Standards and Added Value of the Organizational Ombuds. Creating the Role in the Government, Higher Education, and Private Sectors- Opportunities for Conflict Management Professionals
Event Name
Association for Conflict Resolution Annual Conference
Event Location
Tucson, Arizona, USA
Department
Department of Conflict Resolution Studies
Document Type
Conference Presentation
Presentation Date
9-17-2019
Date Range:
2019-09-18 to 2019-09-21
Description
Organizations throughout government, higher education, and the private sector are increasingly hiring conflict management specialists to perform organizational ombuds duties including conflict coaching, facilitation, mediation, training, and systemic reviews. This session will highlight the ombuds roles, functions, standards of practice, and how the ombuds’ value is tracked. Drawing on ombuds interviews and direct data from multi-year research into the federal government and higher education, this interactive session explores making a case for the value of conflict resolution specialists, and the future of these positions while recognizing and promoting the ombuds as a critical resource for healthy and productive workplaces.
NSUWorks Citation
Katz, Neil H.; Kovack, Linda N.; and Watkins-Richardson, Kathleen, "The Roles, Functions, Standards and Added Value of the Organizational Ombuds. Creating the Role in the Government, Higher Education, and Private Sectors- Opportunities for Conflict Management Professionals" (2019). CAHSS Faculty Presentations, Proceedings, Lectures, and Symposia. 2511.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cahss_facpres/2511
ORCID ID
0000-0002-7289-5670
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