Consider again the concept of bureaucracy. Weber offered it as an ideal form of organization. But from a contingency perspective, the strict bureaucratic form is only one possible way of organizing things. What turns out to be the best structure in any given situation will depend on many factors, including environmental uncertainty, available technology, staff competencies, and more. Contingency thinking recognizes that the structure that works well for one organization may not work well for another in diff erent circumstances. Also, what works well at one point in time may not work as well in the future if circumstances have changed.