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Contingency School of Management Thought - Coggle Diagram
Contingency School of Management Thought
Background
Social
The rise of computers and IT
Cultural Shifts
The return of millions of war veterans
Economy
Post-war economic boom
Globalization
Industry-specific challenges
Political
Cold war
Government regulatory changes
Organizational Behavior Research in psychology and sociology
Fred Fielder Experiment
Independent Variable
Style
Task motivated leaders
Relationship motivated leaders
Situation
Position strength
Task structure
Leader-member-follower relations
Outcome
Strength
have different management style for each person in different
situations
dynamic
train leadership and decision-making skills
Provides options to the employees to develop their strengths.
weakness
Reactive
A gap in scientifically reliable literature
There is no single best way to organize
Not developed to the point that it can be considered a true theory.