One of the Main Criticisms of the Contingency Approach Is

question 17

Multiple Choice

One of the main criticisms of the contingency approach is that:

• A) it may lead to resentment and rarely produces lasting behavior.
• B) it is more ambiguous and difficult to explain than the simpler "off the shelf" competition from checklists and stage models.
• C) it may not encourage collaboration and spread of change across business units.
• D) it may lead to over-focusing on individual work groups rather than on how they may operate as part of a larger, corporate collective.

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