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Contingency Approach To Management

This document discusses the contingency approach to management. [1] The contingency approach stresses that the correctness of a managerial practice depends on how well it fits the particular situation. [2] Under this approach, management must match its approach to the specific requirements and environmental changes of the situation. [3] The success of management relies on its ability to adapt to its environment.

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Contingency Approach To Management

This document discusses the contingency approach to management. [1] The contingency approach stresses that the correctness of a managerial practice depends on how well it fits the particular situation. [2] Under this approach, management must match its approach to the specific requirements and environmental changes of the situation. [3] The success of management relies on its ability to adapt to its environment.

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Contingency

approach to
management

Presented by:
Dr. M Manjunath Shettigar
INTRODUCTION
This contingency approach is modern
management theory
This contingency approach is also known as
situational
The Contingency Approach stresses that the
correctness of a managerial practice is
contingent on how it fits the particular situation.
Contingency Approach to Management

Management is entirely situational.


The management has to use the
measures/techniques as per the situation from
time to time.
Management should match its approach as per
the requirements of the situation.
The policies and practices used should be
suitable to environmental changes.
The success of management depends on its
ability to cope up with its environment
Characteristics

The contingency approach is


based on three characteristics
they are..

An open system perspective


A research orientation
A multivariable approach
Merits
Contingency approach is pragmatic and open minded
It discounts preconceived notions, and universal
validity of principles
It provides freedom/choice to manage to judge the
external environment and use the most suitable
management techniques.
Here, importance is given to the judgment of the
situation and not the use of specific principles.
The contingency approach has a wide-ranging
applicability and practical utility in, organization and
management.
It advocates comparative analysis of organizations to
bring suitable adjustment between organization
structure and situational peculiarities
Limitations
It is argued that the contingency approach
lacks a theoretical base.
Under contingency approach, a manager is supposed
to think through all possible alternatives as he has no
dried principles to act upon.
This brings the need of more .
The responsibility of a manager increases as he has to
analyze the situation, examine the validity of different
principles and techniques to the situation at hand,
make right choice by matching the technique to the
situation and finally execute his choice
Conclusion
The basic theme of contingency approach is that
organizations have to deal with different situations in
different ways. There is no single best way of managing
applicable to all situations.
Thank you

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