Contemporary Theories Used Today

The contemporary approaches to management were developed from the mid$-1940$s to the mid$-1960$s$.$ They are based in contemporary approaches to management and include: $(1)$ sociotechnical systems theory, $(2)$ quantitative management, $(3$ organizational behavior, and $(4)$ systems theory. The timeline in Exhibit $2\mathrm{.}1$ in the text illustrates the development of these

This activity is important because contemporary approaches to management have developed since World War II and cont represent current management thought and practices. The goal of this activity is to distinguish between the four contemp approaches to management.

Hover over each item to read a hint. Then, drag each item to its corresponding contemporary theory. Some theories will $h$ than one item.