A review of the correspondences and discrepancies between the contingencies theory and the population ecology theory
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contingency fit, contingency theory, population ecology theory.Abstract
This paper summarizes the main postulates of Contingency Theory and Population Ecology Theory with the purpose of identifying common concepts and discrepancies between both perspectives. The review analyzes a series of works written by several authors, and their comparison is based on the hypothesis that both positions are more complementary than excluding.
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