Survey Context
•Reductions in financial resources
–Reduced enrollment
–Delayed pay raises/salary compression
–State legislature issues
•Changes in leadership
•Growth
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•All are factors in organizational conflict.
Universities are particularly well-known for being sources of conflict.  The balance between academic freedom and collegiality is fertile ground for conflict.  Typically, collegiality is used interchangeably with civility, but the dictionary definition of collegiality is one of shared authority.  Civility refers to behavior.  As we talk about collegiality in the context of this survey, we want to make it clear that we are talking about the balance of power among various groups.