1. Contingency
Theory

2. “The Contingency Theory is a theory of
leadership that assumes the degree
of success of any leader is contingent
on the situational demands as to
whether the leader should have a task
or employee focus and the amount of
influence and control the leader has
over the situation.”
-Contemporary Communication Theory

3. That means…
Leaders have to focus
on either
accomplishing tasks
or working with their
employees the more control of
a situation a leader
has, the more they
can accomplish.

4. Mass Communication
and
Organizational Communication
can both
utilize this theory

6. all of us

7. Because at some point in time, we
will all have an employer.

8. and how they implement this theory will effect
our
jobs
&
our
lives

9. leaning solely to one side
may damage a company, and
critics argue a company
should conduct itself with a
more balanced emphasis.

10. Leadership
is developed and
improved through the
use of this theory,

11. because it allows leaders to take
the reins in a situation

12. the end