Kraybill Conflict Style Inventory
- Kraybill Conflict Style Inventory
The Kraybill Conflict Style Inventory (KCSI) is a conflict style inventory developed by Ronald S. Kraybill in the 1980s. Like the widely-used Thomas Kilmann Inventory (TKI), it is built around the Mouton-Blake grid and identifies five styles of responding to conflict, calling them Directing, Harmonizing, Avoiding, Cooperating, and Compromising.
An added feature is that its Expanded Version is culturally sensitive. Users are instructed to identify whether they are from an individualistic (eg: white, Anglo North American) or collectivistic (eg: black, Hispanic, indigenous) culture, and are given differing instructions accordingly.
It is quick to administer and interpret, with multiple choice questions. Interpretation pages include tips for maximizing effectiveness of each style and two pages of questions for group discussion. Similarities to the widely-known Thomas Kilmann give the KCSI a familiar feel for some trainers. There is also a free trainer's guide.
Weaknesses: The KCSI is a relative newcomer in its full-fledged form, and is less widely known than the TKI. It has yet to undergo standardization which would make it more useful for certain research purposes.
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