"We have a history for more than 100 years of collaboration and consensus, and this is a very difficult time for us," she said.
A recent Canadian study suggested women were more likely than men to use "co-operation, collaboration and consensus building" when dealing with complex decisions.
But one lesson from the world of urban planning remains true, says Jennifer Henaghan, manager of the Green Communities Center at the American Planning Association – collaboration and consensus are what makes a new city development able to stand the test of time.
This soft collaboration favoured consensus and flexible cooperation patterns, as well as the publication of numerous regulatory documents, in the form of resolutions or recommendations, addressed to participants.
Similarly, Matten and Moon (2008) argued that the United States of America is a highly individualistic society with higher corporate discretion primarily manifest through philanthropic CSR, whereas European countries seek collaboration and consensus on CSR being more collectivist in nature.
Would a female president have pushed us into the second Iraq War? Would the stereotypical female drive for collaboration and consensus have tempered the primarily male certainties of American exceptionalism?
Coding and final themes reported were developed through a process of collaboration and consensus amongst the authors via memos and analysis meetings.
