Explain why is it said that the principles of management are ‘primarily behavioural’ and ‘contingent’ in nature. Also, explain how principles of management ‘furnishes the managers with useful insights into reality’ and ‘helps is thoughtful decision making’.

Principles of management are ‘primarily behavioural’ and ‘contingent’ in nature and ‘furnishes the managers with useful insights into reality’ and ‘helps is thoughtful decision making’. These points have been justified in the below-mentioned points:

Primarily behavioural: The principles of management are ‘primarily behavioural’ in nature as principles of management aim at affecting the individuals and their applicability differ as per human nature.
Contingent: Their applicability relies upon the current scenario at a specific point of time. The application must be changed according to the situation.
Formed by practice and experimentation: management principles are based on the number of years of experimentation and practice. Hence, these principles assists the managers when they confront the real-time issues.
Cause and effect relationship: The decisions that are taken regarding the management must be taken carefully. They must certainly be based on the facts. Principles of management were developed from the real-time issues and they stand the test of reasoning and logic.