The K. Thomas - R. Kilmann questionnaire: the vulnerabilities of the diagnostic tool

Abstract

The results of the analysis of the text of the K. Thomas - R. Kilmann questionnaire are presented. It is shown that the formulation of many items is not specific for their unambiguous assignment to the prescribed scales. In some formulations, the context of the mode of behavior that is proposed to be chosen is not clearly defined. In many of the pairs of statements, the options are difficult to distinguish from each other or are not strictly alternative. The directions of work for overcoming the identified vulnerabilities of the questionnaire are proposed.