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Conflict styles, gender and leadership

Blackburn, Nikhita
cover of Assessment and Development Matters
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Men and those at higher organisational levels are likely to use assertive modes of dealing with conflict. Women and those at lower organisational levels are more likely to use cooperative conflict styles. This difference may help understand differences in style and perceptions of men and women as leaders and the gender pay gap.