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    The Contingency Approach: Y. Y^ -a . . ’ ^ 1 i^-^ .g ^ ‚ The Contingency Its l^oundations and Relevance A poc p r ah to Theory Building and Research in Marketing by Valarie A. Zeithaml Duke University‚ Durham‚ North Carolina‚ P. "Rajan" Varadarajan Texas A&M University‚ and Carl P. Zeithaml University of North Carolina‚ Chapel Hill Introduction During the 1960s‚ management theory and research began to adopt a new orientation‚ one that embodied a remarkably simple concept

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    System approach theory A system is a combination of things or parts forming a complex or a unitary whole aimed at working together to achieve a common purpose. This approach was used to integrate various management schools; it mainly aimed at job managing. With this approach‚ an organization was to divide itself into manageable systems forming a whole so as to be able to fully increase the workers’ productivity and issues for successful results. Managing jobs and provide a framework for visualizing

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    Report on the Contingency Theories of Leadership Executive Summary This report presents an overview of the Contingency theories of Leadership over time and their relevance to the study of Management and Leadership in organizations. The report opens with a general definition of leadership and then tracks the evolution of leadership theories over the past 70 year‚ concentrating on the contingency theories of leadership. Each of these offers some insights into the qualities of successful leaders

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    One pioneer who was instrumental in moving organization theory to the contingency approach was Joan Woodward‚ who studies the effect of technology on the organization. Woodward found that many variations in organization structure were associated with differences in manufacturing techniques. As Woodward pointed out: "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

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    Contents 1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................... 2 2. HERSEY’S AND BLANCHARD’S SITUATIONAL LEADERSHIP MODEL ........... 3 3. SITUATIONAL LEADERSHIP & HOFSTEDE’S CULTURAL DIMENSIONS ........ 4 A.I.M. A Cultural Contingency Approach to Situational Leadership 3.1. Power Distance...............................................................................................................4 3.2. Individualism ..............

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    have selected Leadership plays an significant role in the workplace. Core leadership theories are fall into four main categories Trait Leadership‚ Behavioral Leadership‚ Power and Influence Leadership‚ and Contingency Leadership (“How Leadership Theory Can Work For You‚” n.d.). These theories clarify the specific element of an effective leader that are helpful when leading others. Basically‚ trait leadership theories argue that the common personality characteristics of an effective leader. Whereas

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    | Definition of contingency(noun) by the Oxford Dictionary noun (plural contingencies) * a future event or circumstance which is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty * examples: a detailed contract which attempts to provide for all possible contingencies * a provision for a possible event or circumstance: stores were kept as a contingency against a blockade * an incidental expense: allow an extra fifteen per cent on the budget for contingencies * [mass noun] the absence

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    Contingency Theories of Leadership Nelson Mandela‚ Margaret Thatcher‚ Martin Luther King and Mother Teresa are just few of the names that come to mind whenever we think of great leaders. They have a vision of what they want and have the ability to communicate their vision in order to gain the support and cooperation of their followers. Often we find it easy to identify great leaders yet it is difficult to explain the qualities that make them great. In comparison‚ Nelson Mandela and Margaret Thatcher

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    CONTINGENCY THEORIES OF LEADERSHIP  WHAT ARE CONTINGENCY THEORIES? _best way to organize a corporation _their performances depend on internal and external situation _leaders’ styles are classified base on these theories HOW MANY CONTINGENCY THEORIES DO WE HAVE?  FIEDLER MODEL  SITUATIONAL LEADERSHIP THEORY (SLT)  PATH-GOAL THEORY <THE FIEDLER _Developed by Fred Fiedler MODEL> _Leader style makes effective group performance  LEADER: _2 leader’s styles: Relationship-oriented and Taskoriented

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    Associate Level Material Appendix D Contingency Theory of Leadership |Description of work environment | | | |Describe the work environment you intend to review for this assignment. | | |The work environment I am reviewing is a Steel Mill which involves construction. | |

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