Managing Industrial Conflict in the Federal Tertiary Institutions in the South East Nigeria : Praxis and Implications for Organisational Performance

: The Study was carried out to assess industrial conflict and management in Federal Universities in the South East of Nigeria. It stems from the fact that over the years the environment of Nigerian universities has been turbulent and characterized by industrial disharmony. Hypotheses were formulated to guide the study, and data were collect4ed using the questionnaire, observation, face to face interview and focus group discussion tools. Data collected were analyzed and hypotheses tested using SPSS version 2. The findings revealed that poor funding of Nigeria universities has negative effect on the quality of teaching and research. Flowing from the findings, appropriate recommendations were proffered which include Universities in Nigeria attracting research grants from grant institutions overseas.