Whether you are starting a new company or restructuring one you already own, building the right organizational structure is important for your company's future success. There is no one-size-fits-all ...

As you refine your organizational structure, you will have to review your managerial philosophy to determine its effectiveness. One popular strategy is to implement the contingency theory of ...

This paper explores the use of contingency theory in the field of Management Information Systems (MIS). The development of contingency theory in MIS is compared to the development of organization ...

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Editorial Note: We earn a commission from partner links on Forbes Advisor. Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. A contingency plan is a “plan B” that helps a business ...

Battilana, Julie, and Tiziana Casciaro. "Change Agents, Networks, and Institutions: A Contingency Theory of Organizational Change." Academy of Management Journal 55, no. 2 (April 2012).

Mikes, Anette. "Towards a Contingency Theory of Enterprise Risk Management." Paper presented at the 1st Management Theory Conference, Organizations, Occupations and Work Section of the American ...

In recent years, flexibility has emerged as a divisive issue in discussions about the appropriate design of processes for making software. Partisans in both research and practice argue for and against ...