An Implication of the Contingency Approach to Management Is That

question 6

Multiple Choice

An implication of the contingency approach to management is that:

• A) managers need to spend less time analyzing problems, situations, and employees before taking action to fix them.
• B) a company's problems can be quickly and easily solved if its management takes a few simple steps.
• C) most management ideas and practices are universal.
• D) managers need to look for key possibilities that differentiate today's situation or problems from yesterday's situation or problems.

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Definitions:

Dichotomous Thinking

A cognitive distortion involving viewing situations, people, or self-evaluations in terms of extreme black-and-white categories, without recognizing any middle ground.

Thanatos

In psychoanalytic theory, it refers to the death drive, which is a concept suggesting humans hold an unconscious wish to die or self-destruct.

DSM-5

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, a comprehensive classification and diagnostic tool for mental disorders used by healthcare professionals.

Altruistic Suicide

A concept by sociologist Émile Durkheim, describing a type of suicide that occurs when individuals sacrifice their life for the perceived benefit of the community.