Essay - Systems vs. Contingency Theory of Management: an Analytic Approach Introduction...

Systems vs. Contingency Theory of Management: An Analytic Approach

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There are two types of dominant management theory relevant to the field of electronics that time has shown effective *****ols for managing both organizations and people. The first, contingency *****, suggests that managers have to take into account every aspect of a situ*****tion before acting upon it, and then act only on those aspects of a situ*****ti***** that are key to resolving the matter at hand (McNamara, 1999). Some have referred to contingency theory as an 'it depends' theory because it allow m*****agers the flexibility of making a spont*****neous decision when considering multiple ***** ***** a problem (McN*****mara, *****).

Systems *****ory is the other and more pre***** management theory adopted or currently in practice within the electronics *****. To understand th***** form of ***** one must ***** ***** that a system is ***** collection of parts that become unified in order to reach a f*****al outcome (McNamara, 1999). All parts of the system are inter-related and thus if one aspect is changed the entire system is *****. Thus, ***** requires that the manager look at how any one ***** might affect ***** overall system framework. Systems theory ***** beneficial for *****ing at the broad or bigger picture, or an organization as a whole. It is very useful in electronics ***** ***** technical fields, where various departments can become more synchronized ***** the management technique utilized is effective.

***** ***** Compared with Contingency Theory

***** utilization of management theory ***** vital for organizational planning, decision making and control (Farmer, Richman & Ryan, 1966). Because each organization and situation is unique, one management or leadership style may not be appropriate for governing all situations, *****ever any particularly ***** can be applied universally across an organization (Callaway 1999). Systems and contingency theories are examples ***** two management theories that can be applied ***** across the electronics organization to facilitate a productive ***** in virtually ***** situation.

***** th*****king has *****en identified as a powerful tool in the electronics *****nd IT field, and ***** "more widely used as the foundation for managing processes related to innovation and technology" in recent years, because it ********** an interdisciplinary approach to management ***** combines multiple management paradigms in***** one (Currie ***** Galliers, 1999:5). It is popular and effective ***** allows managers to work with multiple teams with various skills and abilities to come to a common ground reg*****rding ***** practices and *****sues.

***** contingency theory approach though less widely used, is often a model ***** by technologic*****lly oriented firms ***** it allows clear ***** independent identification of concepts and structures within the organization (Currie & Galliers, 1999). ***** ***** utilization however ***** be more limited with regard to knowledge sharing ***** ***** management (Thierauf, 1999) an important and ***** element ***** any technologically oriented organization. When there are ***** integrating activities involved in a particular dec*****ion and when an organization is highly specialized rather than diversified, cont*****gency ***** might prove more *****neficial as a management theory, where