1. Contingency approach to
management
Presented by
P HAREESH
SECTION B-17

2. 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

3. 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

4. Characteristics
The contingency approach is
based on
three characteristics they are..
 An open system perspective
 A research orientation
 A multivariable approach

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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.

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