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joesmith1212

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Briefly describe the meaning of the contingency approach, as it relates to organizations.
 
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Which theoretical perspective is most relevant for understanding the socialization experience of most medical students?
 
  a. functionalism
  b. network theory
  c. ethnomethodology
  d. symbolic interactionism
  e. conflict theory


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Reply #1 on: Jul 1, 2018
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The contingency approach attempts to link the internal structure of an organization to its external environment. In effect, the contingency approach denies that there is one best way to organize a group. Instead it says that an organization's structure should depend on its external environment.

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