nvironment, an environment which includes the manager, a group of subordinates, and an organizational culture.
There is no one "correct" approach to management. What might work for one manager in one situation will not work for all managers in that situation, or even for that manager in a different situation. As a result, it is critical that managers be aware of the various approaches which might be used, and determine which of these is most appropriate to the manager's current environment.
Critical Thinking Case--Northern Industries
2 Understanding the problems at Northern Industries is best accomplished by taking into account the contingency viewpoint, which combines characteristics of the various other viewpoints such as traditional, behavioral and systems. At Northern, there are ways in which the system can be improved in order to solve the problem of product being shipped slower than desired, but there are behavioral problems between the various groups at the organization, specifically among the minority workers.
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