The potential for fuzzy logic questionnaires in management studies

Managerial studies often rely on gathering abstract, numerical data from human sources. Data is gathered about employees´ attitudes and perceptions regarding organizations and their practices. Models tested using this data account for probabilistic uncertainty in the data, but not for vague uncertainty. The current investigation focuses on understanding vague uncertainty in peoples´ answers to questions. A preliminary study is conducted testing fuzzy logic questions in interview and survey contexts. The conclusions form a framework for future testing