Yes, it can lead to conflict because of different goals, aims, ideas, beliefs, and actions each employee in the organization take or believe in, that takes place when employees or groups meet together either in business meetings or in their daily working life.

Conflicts occur when two employees’ aims, actions or issues tend to disagree with each other, or when one group disagrees about a certain matter, or if two or more groups tend to have contradictory ideas or actions.  Conflicts might occur between management and employees or between units or employees at the same level.

Conflicts can easily show in a multinational or multicultural organization because of the difference in language, norms, personal style, and other personal characteristic which usually hinder the effective communication and set the stage for conflict.