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PurposeThis introduction aims to summarize five studies in this special issue on conflict management in the Middle East. These studies highlight how conflict management research relates to important issues in this critical region of the world.Design/methodology/approachThe five studies were combined into this single issue so that readers can compare, contrast, and integrate scholarship from many countries, including Egypt, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, and Turkey, and cultures in this region.FindingsThe studies show that several conceptualizations of national culture can help in understanding and predicting negotiation and conflict management behaviors in this region.Research implicationsThe studies show the need for future research on conflict management in the Middle East and show that theories and methods used in other countries and cultures can be adapted to this region.Originality/valueFour of the five studies used original data not reported elsewhere and gathered in countries that have not been reported in prior studies.

PurposeThis themed issue seeks to gather together several papers on the topic of managing ethnic conflicts. This introduction summarizes these papers.Design/methodology/approachThis introduction gives an overview of the purpose of the themed issue and then summarizes each of the articles. It also provides recommendations for future research.FindingsThe papers and research recommendations involve theoretical, methodological, and statistical issues. A key to understanding success in publishing research in this area is that researchers should use theories, methods, and statistics that match.Originality/valueThis unique themed issue illustrates how ethnic issues are important in understanding conflict management. These articles illustrate how it is particularly important to understand the differences in conflict styles and also the means and methods of participation of constituents and third parties in the field of ethnic conflict management.

Is there a need for more influential international conflict management research? This question takes on two dimensions. The first is whether there is a need for more influential conflict management research. The second is whether there is a need for more international conflict management research. Both questions can be answered in the affirmative. Research should be influential so that it will help to guide and shape future research efforts. If it is not influential, it is an unfortunate waste of intellectual and other resources. Research should also be more international because business is becoming more international and there are an increasing number of international influences in many areas of everyday life. Thus, it is important for journals to encourage the publication of influential international conflict management research. The extent to which this journal has disseminated influential international conflict management research is addressed in this note.

This article compares and contrasts a legal concept known as procedural due process with a psychological concept known as procedural justice. The two concepts are defined and distinguished. Then the similarities between the two concepts are demonstrated by showing how they share similar dimensions and underlying rationale. It is suggested that dimensions of procedural due process may be useful to understand the dimensions of procedural justice. In addition, the procedural due process "balancing test" is adapted and applied to the concept of procedural justice in workplace settings. Applications to personnel management are illustrated.