_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Corresponding author: Email: nnebnons@yahoo.com, ccnnebue@unizik.edu.ng; Asian Journal of Advanced Research and Reports 16(6): 21-32, 2022; Article no.AJARR.85654 ISSN: 2582-3248 Professional Ties and Industrial Disputes: Knowledge, Practices and Management among Doctors in a Nigerian Tertiary Hospital Chinomnso C. Nnebue a* , Chukwuma O. Ike b , Emeka A. Obi b and Queencallista N. Sidney-Nnebue c a Department of Community Medicine, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria. b Department of Public Administration, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam, Nigeria. c Physical Planning Unit, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Nigeria. Authors’ contributions This work was carried out in collaboration among all authors. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Article Information DOI: 10.9734/AJARR/2022/v16i630477 Open Peer Review History: This journal follows the Advanced Open Peer Review policy. Identity of the Reviewers, Editor(s) and additional Reviewers, peer review comments, different versions of the manuscript, comments of the editors, etc are available here: https://www.sdiarticle5.com/review-history/85654 Received 08 February 2022 Accepted 16 April 2022 Published 27 May 2022 ABSTRACT Disputes arise from inherent opposing interests in human co-existence in any system. The only critical element is how to manage dispute to a reasonable extent that none of the parties feels shortchanged or undermined. In Nigeria, specifically, industrial dispute has taken an unprecedented proportion since independence and a geometric level in the 1990s and currently. The aim of this project is to study the knowledge, practices and management of industrial dispute among doctors in the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH), Nnewi. The index study will help reveal causes of disputes as well as proffer evidence-based solutions to averting the negative aftermath. Using NAUTH as a case, questionnaires were self- administered to Doctors. The paper adopted the tabular method in presenting data, while Chi-square was used in testing the hypothesis. The results showed the factors that are apparently responsible for strikes in the Nigerian university teaching hospital system, key among them are the Management and Government’s inability to keep to obligations, promises made during engagements and negotiations, as well as poor infrastructure, poor work environment, and poor remuneration. Hence, this paper recommends that a well- designed industrial dispute management structure must be put in place in Teaching Hospitals among others. Original Research Article