Application of quantitative methods to solve management problems: statistics, operations research, management information systems.

Organizations are open systems that constantly interact with the external environment:

inputs (resources and information) -------> transformation process -------> outputs (products, services, information) -------> feedback

Appropriate management approach depends on situational factors faced by an organization.

Examples of contingency variables: Organization size, task complexity, environmental uncertainty, individual differences.

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