Name the five conflict-resolution styles described by the Thomas-Kilmann model.

Name the five conflict-resolution styles described by the Thomas-Kilmann model.

• A. Dominating, Submitting, Competing, Negotiating, and Collaborating.
• B. Dominating, Submitting, Competing, Negotiating, and Collaborating.
• C. Competing, Coordinating, Compromising, Avoiding, and Accommodating.
• D. Dominating, Submitting, Competing, Negotiating, and Collaborating.

Answer: (B)

Conflict handling in the Thomas-Kilmann model centers on two dimensions—assertiveness and cooperativeness—and identifies five distinct styles for navigating disagreements. The styles are: Competing, where you push for your own concerns; Accommodating, where you yield to others to maintain harmony; Avoiding, where you delay or sidestep the issue; Collaborating, where you work together to find a solution that satisfies both sides; and Compromising, where you reach a middle ground with give-and-take. Knowing these helps you choose an approach that fits the situation—whether you need a quick decision, to protect a relationship, or to develop a creative solution. You’ll see terms in some answer choices that echo parts of this framework, using synonyms or partial mappings (Dominating can map to Competing, Submitting to Accommodating, and Collaborating corresponds to Collaborating). But the formal set to memorize remains the five names above, which describe the full spectrum of styles without relying on alternate labels.

Conflict handling in the Thomas-Kilmann model centers on two dimensions—assertiveness and cooperativeness—and identifies five distinct styles for navigating disagreements. The styles are: Competing, where you push for your own concerns; Accommodating, where you yield to others to maintain harmony; Avoiding, where you delay or sidestep the issue; Collaborating, where you work together to find a solution that satisfies both sides; and Compromising, where you reach a middle ground with give-and-take. Knowing these helps you choose an approach that fits the situation—whether you need a quick decision, to protect a relationship, or to develop a creative solution.

You’ll see terms in some answer choices that echo parts of this framework, using synonyms or partial mappings (Dominating can map to Competing, Submitting to Accommodating, and Collaborating corresponds to Collaborating). But the formal set to memorize remains the five names above, which describe the full spectrum of styles without relying on alternate labels.