Essays Tagged: "Contingency Theory"

Managing human resources in a cross cultural context: A case study of South Africa

is a belief, within the developing-developed world paradigm, reflecting the convergence theory and contingency theory that the developing world, through industrialization and globalisation, would mor ...

(18 pages) 602 0 4.4 Feb/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Theories of Leadership.

ees. The study was inconclusive to determine if being lenient had an affect. According to Fiedler's Contingency Theory, there are three situational factors that contribute to determine if the leader i ...

(2 pages) 602 0 4.8 Oct/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Leadership and Communication

Discuss the Situational leadership theory as developed by Heresy and Blanchard, by stressing on the four specific leadership styles and follower readiness.

among management development specialists. This model called situational leadership theory. It is a contingency theory that focuses on followers' readiness/development level of follower and leader beh ...

(4 pages) 568 1 4.1 Jun/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Leadership and Communication

Explain how an understanding of the main theories on leadership can benefit managers of organisations. Assess the difference between leadership and management processes.

anager will most likely choose his leadership style based on how he views his subordinates.· Contingency Theory is an understanding that a lot depends on the particular situation the manager is ...

(3 pages) 212 0 2.6 Sep/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Leadership and Communication

LEADERSHIP

ngthsCriticismsSituational approachDescriptionLeadership StylesDevelopment levelsStrengthsCriticismsContingency TheoryStrengthsCriticismsTransformational LeadershipLeadership is a process rather than ... leader-member exchange theory and social exchange theory. This is followed by a description of six contingency models. The contingency models explore the relationship between leaders, followers and t ...

(12 pages) 736 2 4.6 Jan/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

The Neo Accountant

it as a complex human and technical problem rather than one standing in technical isolation.” The Contingency Theory can best explain how management should respond to proposed change. The theory is ... gement team will have to respond to each situation by looking at it whole. According to Fiedler’s Contingency Theory of Situational Leadership, situations of proposed change that appear low in contr ...

(14 pages) 83 0 4.3 Aug/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting

Public relations contigenct th

"Contingency Theory of Accommodation and Advocacy" Contingency theory of accommodation/advocacy is a ... acy is a more realistic depiction of public relation strategies or models based on a continuum. The contingency theory represents the organizations possible stance on a wider range of publics than an ... hes out to the public in external communication. A study was done by 18 practitioners to see if the contingency theory made any sense to them. The theory itself offers 86 possible factors in the conti ...

(4 pages) 21 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

Contingency Theory

CONTINGENCY THEORY Two points of view: Jay Galbraith (1973) Lawrence & Lorsch (1967) Galbraith v ... nt to which the organization relates (Organization form matters).Lawrence & Lorsch Came up with Contingency Theory They argued that different environments place differing requirements on organizat ...

(1 pages) 41 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Psychological Theories & Authors

Organization Theroy

CONTINGENCY THEORY Two points of view: Jay Galbraith (1973) Lawrence & Lorsch (1967) Galbraith v ... nt to which the organization relates (Organization form matters).Lawrence & Lorsch Came up with Contingency Theory They argued that different environments place differing requirements on organizat ...

(1 pages) 7 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Psychological Theories & Authors

Qualitative Research Methods and Ethnography in Education

ocial Construction of Resource Stress", Anna Neumann (1995/2000) explores Social Constructivism and Contingency Theory in terms of how organizational leaders create meaning concerning the financial co ...

(6 pages) 118 0 5.0 Sep/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Virginia Mason Medical Center and the Toyota Production System

n overall layout of the facility's treatment areas and in vital services as lab and pharmacy. Under contingency theory, technology and task interdependence factors best describes why VMMC had become s ...

(10 pages) 73 0 5.0 Sep/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Hersey-Blanchard Situational Leadership theory

maturity level is identified, the appropriate leadership style can be determined. This theory is a contingency theory that focuses on followers' readiness/development level of follower and leader beh ...

(10 pages) 73 0 4.0 Mar/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

For an organisation that you know well, using the relevant concepts, theories and models, describe and analyse its organisational culture and discuss, using the examples from this organisation, whether organisational culture can be managed.

rief review of The Classical Theory, The Open Systems Approach, The Socio Technical systems and The Contingency Theory is undertaken to identify the structural features of my organization. This analys ... n is enshrined in bureaucracy.Contrary to this approach of seeing organizations as mechanistic, the contingency theory view of organization considered organizations as organic entities by emphasizing ...

(15 pages) 103 0 0.0 May/2010

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers