Contingency theory origins and key contributors Contingency theory emerged in the 1960s through the work of several influential organizational researchers who challenged the notion of universal ...

The goal of an audit is to test the reliability of a company's information, policies, practices and procedures. Government regulations require that certain financial institutions undergo independent ...

Structural contingency theory is just one form of contingency theory applied in corporate and other workplace environments. Since structural contingency theory does not depend on a rigid set of rules ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This paper examines the management control-system design of mid-19th century U. S. slave plantations using a contingency theory framework.

This paper contains empirical support for a new theory on the relationship between the size and performance of school systems. The theory predicts that the strength and direction of the relationship ...