Critically assess the degree to which contingency approaches can provide guidance in designing effective organisations.

Every part of our lives is affected by organisations - we work in them, shop in them, have children in them. Therefore organisations are groups of social entities, to which all groups need some sort of co-operation in order to exist and function. Organisations are characterised by formalised goals, and some sort of deliberate structural system. Thus an organisation can be seen as one or more groups of people working together to achieve a common …

…a unique entity ØIt identifies the exact nature of interdependencies and their impact on organisational design and managerial style. ØIt is more pragmatic, down to earth and action oriented. ØIt rejects the application of principles regardless of realities of individual situations. ØIt relates organisational structure and design to the environment. ØIt is neither vague nor complex, but pragmatic and action oriented. References and Bibliographies Huczynski & Buchanan Organizations Behaviour, pages 505 to 517 Fourth Edition : Prentice Hall