A nurse manager encourages nursing staff members to assist in developing a new creative staffing pattern that can respond quickly when staff resign or go back to school. This is an example of the use of which organizational theory?

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1. Contingency theorists study the environment in which the organization will exist and create the structure to match that environment.
2. Closed systems are self-contained and do not exist in organizations dependent on the interplay of people. Examples can be found in the physical sciences.
3. Classical leadership theory focuses on developing a well-structured and stable environment where chain of command and control are valued.
4. Chaos theory posits that an organization is dependent on its adaptability and response to change in its environment. Nurse managers must create an environment that accepts change, tolerates conflict, and promotes creative solutions.

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