CONTINGENCY THEORY

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Contingency Theory is a theory of…

This theory assumes that to be a successful leader depends on the situational factors.

2 APPROACHES

When situations are extreme in nature (meaning possibility of a high degree of success or failure) the best approach is

task-focused

If the situation is moderate the best

approach is an employee-focused

approach.

Organize a

corporation

Contingency Theory claims there is no “one best way” to

Lead a company

Or to make decisions

Critics argue that corporations should have a roughly equal amount of task focus and employee focus to optimize the amount of

influence and control the leader has over the situation

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