If a manager designs the organizational hierarchy based on the characteristics of the organizational environment, he is acting in accordance with _____.
A) Equity theory
B) Fayol's theory
C) Contingency theory
D) Queuing theory
E) Chaos theory

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Contingency theory is the idea that the organizational structures and control systems managers choose depend on characteristics of the external environment in which the organization operates.

If a Manager Designs the Organizational Hierarchy Based on the Characteristics