It allows you to analyze a situation and determine what variables influence the decision with which you are concerned.
A management contingency model is below.
The center circle represents the agency.
Notice that the primary internal contingency on which management depends is the agency’s purpose or goals.
The people hired, technology used, tasks performed, and organizational structure are all heavily
influenced by an agency’s goals.
This contingency model is based on Carlisle, H.M. (1976) Management
Concepts and Situations, Science Research Associates Inc.