Researchers investigated the strategies male and female junior executives use when handling interpersonal conflict with colleagues in high-stress corporate environments.
In the study, they asked 24 male and 24 female junior executives to describe their typical response when a colleague publicly challenges their project proposals during a board meeting.
Using research evidence, explain how far social learning theory could account for the findings of the responses to workplace conflict study.
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