1. management perspective: Contingency approach

2. thetechnical definitionof the word“contingency”

3. dependence on chance or on the fulfillment of a condition; uncertainty; fortuitousness. a contingent event; a chance, accident, or possibility conditional on something uncertain. something incidental to a thing. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/contingency contingency

4. thinkers of the contingency approach Fred Fiedler (1922- ) Joan Woodward (1916-1971) James D. Thompson

5. "Different technologies imposed different kinds of demands, and these demands had to met through an appropriate structure. Commercially successful firms seemed to be those in which function and form were complementary.” --Joan Woodward Organizational Sociology professor

6. “Organizations that experience similar technological problems will engage in similar behavior.” --James D. Thompson

7. “Both low-LPC (task-oriented) and high-LPC (relationship-oriented) leaders can be effective if their leadership orientation fits the situation..” --Fred Fiedler business and management psychologist

9. Leader-Member Relations, referring to the degree of mutual trust, respect and confidence between the leader and the subordinates.

10. Task Structure, referring to the extent to which group tasks are clear and structured.

13. Examples ofcontingency plansin a company

17. Credits: http://www.introduction-to-management.24xls.com/en131 http://www.cliffsnotes.com/study_guide/Contingency-School-of-Management.topicArticleId-8944,articleId-8854.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiedler_contingency_model http://www.eurocontrol.int/ses/gallery/content/public/images/ses/contingency-process.jpg