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Theory Contingency
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Contingency Theory
Assumptions
The leader's ability to lead is contingent upon various situational factors
Description
Examples of contingency theories
Contingency theories are a class of behavioral theory that contend that there is no one best way of leading and that a leadership style that is effective in some situations may not be successful in others.
History
During the 1950s, researchers at Ohio State University administered extensive questionnaires measuring a range of possible leader behaviors in various organizational contexts.
Bibliography
• http://changingminds.org/disciplines/leadership/theories/contingency_theory.htm
• http://www.utwente.nl/cw/theorieenoverzicht/Theory%20Clusters/Organizational%20Communication/Contingency_Theories/
• http://www.valuebasedmanagement.net/methods_contingency_theory.html
• Hersey, P., & Blanchard, K.H. (1993). Management of Organizational Behavior: Utilizing Human Resources, 6th ed. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.
• Pugh, D.S. (1990). Organization Theory - Selected Readings (417-424), 3rd Edition. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books.
• Vecchio, R.P. (1988). Organizational Behavior (286-304). Chicago: Dryden Press.
• Vroom, V.H., & Jago, A.G. (1988). The new leadership: Managing participation in organizations.
• Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall
• House, R. (1997). Path-goal theory of leadership: Lessons, legacy, and a reformulated theory. Leadership Quarterly, 7 (3), 323-352.
• Technology
• Suppliers and distributors
• Consumer interest groups
• Customers and competitors
• Government
• Unions
Contingency approaches
- Gareth Morgan
- Fred Fiedler
- William Richard Scott
Carlos Andrés Porras Acosta
International Business
Santo Tomás University
Image by Tom Mooring
1. Contingency theory of leadership
2. Fiedler’s contingency theory:
- Group atmosphere
- Task structure
- Leader’s power position.
3. Hersey & Blanchard’s situational theory
4. Contingency theory of decision making