Research 2026-02-06 Conflict Management Lugano

Does psychological safety make task conflict productive?

Does psychological safety make task conflict productive? — SHR, Lugano
Does psychological safety make task conflict productive? — SHR, Lugano

Does psychological safety make task conflict productive? — what studies show, and what they don't.

The research

Bradley and colleagues (2012, Journal of Applied Psychology) find task conflict helps performance only under high psychological safety.

The limit

Student project teams. (our executive and employee training programmes)

Does psychological safety make task conflict productive? — SHR, Lugano — Tessin
Does psychological safety make task conflict productive? — SHR, Lugano — Tessin

Practical check in Lugano

Measure psychological safety before introducing devil's-advocate roles. To go further: explore the Conflict Management training in Lugano, or browse our executive and employee training programmes in Switzerland.

In pictures: Conflict Management in Lugano

Conflict Management training in Lugano — in practice
Conflict Management training in Lugano — in practice
Conflict Management training in Lugano — hands-on workshop
Conflict Management training in Lugano — hands-on workshop
Conflict Management training in Lugano — on the ground
Conflict Management training in Lugano — on the ground