Another meaning focusses on action research that is carried out in order to develop specific skills (e.g. decision making) in which the capacity for managing conflict is considered as one of the variables to be treated. For example, Macphee et al. (2010) realized a PAR to work on processes of shared decision making in order to transform work place relationships. In this case, during the PAR the importance of also considering conflict management emerged as crucial shared decision‐making sub‐process.