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Contingency Approach For Organisation

The document discusses the contingency approach to organizational management. The contingency approach states that there is no universally applicable set of management principles, as organizations differ based on their situation. It is an open-systems perspective that considers many variables and how an organization interacts with its external environment. The contingency approach examines how factors like environmental uncertainty, technology, resources, and others influence what management systems are most effective for a given organization.

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Contingency Approach For Organisation

The document discusses the contingency approach to organizational management. The contingency approach states that there is no universally applicable set of management principles, as organizations differ based on their situation. It is an open-systems perspective that considers many variables and how an organization interacts with its external environment. The contingency approach examines how factors like environmental uncertainty, technology, resources, and others influence what management systems are most effective for a given organization.

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Contingency Approach For Understanding Organization

Prepared byPratishtha Agrawal MBA Ist sem, RTU ,Kota(Raj.)

Contingency Approach Defined as


Also sometimes called the situational approach.

There is no one universally applicable set of management principles (rules) by which to manage organizations.
Organizations are individually different, face different situations and require different ways of managing.

Contingency Characteristics
An open-system perspective
Subsystems combine to interact with outside systems

A practical research orientation


Translating research findings into tools and situational refinements for more effective management

A multivariate approach
Many variables collectively account for variations in
performance.

Two Contingency Theories


Burns and Stalker (1961)
Organizational systems should vary based on the level of stability in the environment Two different types of management systems Mechanistic systems - appropriate for stable environment Organic systems - required in changing environments (unstable conditions) Management is the Dependent Variable Variations in environmental factors lead to management

Lawrence and Lorsch (1967)


Key Issue is environmental uncertainty and information flow Focus on exploring and improving the organizations relationship with the environment Environment is characterized along a certainty-uncertainty continuum (contingency factors)

Contingency Variables/Factors
The contingency approach to management is based on the contingency variables: size of firm environment resources technology

group dynamics
individual differences

Kodak Goes Digital


Changed its main Business Photographic Film making to Digital photography after realizing that their profit is declining day by day
Companys business had been significantly affected by the quicker than expected shift of consumer to the film less digital cameras

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