METHODS
This study is quantitative in nature and is part of the social scientific paradigm. The goal of this research is to explore the relationship of two key variables, gender role and conflict management in respect to organizational status, and the social scientific paradigm allows the researcher to accomplish this task (Esterberg, 2002). This study employed a survey in order to remain objective and to not encourage or discourage the participants‟ remarks. The survey contained questions regarding demographic information to determine the characteristics of the participants, information about the participant‟s work experience, and organizational status. The ROCI-II was used to survey conflict management strategies used by respondents, and the BSRI was utilized to determine each participant‟s gender role.