Two employees in an organization commit the same offense, and the manager realizes that she will have to take a different approach to correcting the behavior of each employee. In this scenario, the manager understands the concept of the _____ perspective.
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Contingency approach which is also called as situational approach states that two different issues have to be dealt in two different ways. Comment if you face any issues |
Two employees in an organization commit the same offense, and the manager realizes that she will...
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