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...y views are ultimately directed towards suggesting organizational designs and managerial actions most appropriate for specific situations (Scott, Mitchell & Birnbaum, 1981). Scott's work shows how they made it clear that: "There is no one best way to manage or organize. What managers do depends upon the circumstances and the environmenta. Thus management practicea is entirely situational. Since management practice is situational, it follows that management has to sharpen its diagnostic skills, so it will know the right thing to do at the right time. the contingency approach supplies management with diagnostic concepts, tools, methods and techniques which are helpful in analyzing and solving situational problems. The contingency approach is applicable to a number of managerial tasks, particularly tose with heavy behavioral components". (Scott et al, 1981, 59) Griffin (2002) suggests that contingency planning comes in four stages. At stage 1, management develops the basic plans pf the organization including strategic, tactical and operational plans. As part of this development process, managers usually consider various contingency events. Some management groups even assign someone the role of devil's advocate to ask, "But what if.." about each course of action. At stage 2, the plan that management chooses is put into effect. The most importa...