Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

Question

1. The contingency viewpoint began to develop when managers discovered that a variety of different mathematical models can be applied for problem solving and decision making. 
2. The manager following the contingency viewpoint would ask, "What management method is the best to use under these particular circumstances?" 
3. Gary Hamel, cofounder of the Management Innovation Lab, believes than management innovation can be improved by identifying and sometimes challenging core beliefs that people have about an organization. 
4. According to Harvard psychology professor Ellen Langer, one barrier to flexibility is mindlessness. 

Answer 1

1. FALSE
The contingency viewpoint began to develop when managers discovered that under some circumstances better results could be achieved by breaking the one-best-way rule. The contingency viewpoint emphasizes that a manager's approach should vary according to, or be contingent on, the individual and the environmental situation.
2. TRUE
The manager following the contingency viewpoint would ask, "What method is the best to use under these particular circumstances?"
3. TRUE
To get the ball rolling in management innovation, particularly in a traditional, conventional company, Hamel believes that the answer can be found by identifying core beliefs that people have about the organization, especially those that detract from the pursuit of management innovation.
4. TRUE
One barrier to being flexible is mindlessness. Instead we need to adopt the frame of mind that Harvard psychology professor Ellen Langer has called mindfulness, a form of active engagement.