TY - BOOK AU - Donaldson,Lex TI - The contingency theory of organizations T2 - Foundations for organizational science SN - 0761915745 PY - 2001/// CY - Thousand Oaks, Calif. PB - Sage Publications KW - Contingency theory (Management) N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Core paradigm and theoretical integration --; Organic theory and research --; Bureaucracy theory and research --; Causality and contingency in bureaucracy theory --; Controversies in contingency theory research --; Challenges from other theories --; Fit concept and analysis --; Fit affects performance --; Neo-contingency theory --; Future opportunities ER -