Henri Fayol

Henri Fayol (Istanbul, 29 July 1841Paris, 19 November 1925) was a French mining engineer, director of mines, and management theorist, who developed independent of the theory of Scientific Management, a general theory of business administration[1] also known as Fayolism. He was one of the most influential contributors to modern concepts of management

Henri Fayol
Fayol was born in 1841 in a suburb of Istanbul, Turkey, where his father, an engineer, was appointed superintendent of works to build a bridge over the Golden Horn[1] (Galata Bridge). They returned to France in 1847, where Fayol studied at the mining school "cole Nationale Suprieure des Mines" in Saint-tienne. When 19 years old he started as an engineer at a mining company "Compagnie de Commentry-Fourchambeau-Decazeville" in Commentry. He became director in 1888, when the mine company employed over 1,000 people, and held that position over 30 years until 1918. By 1900 the company was one of the largest producers of iron and steel in France and was regarded as a vital industry.[1] In 1916 he published his experience in the book "Administration Industrielle et Gnrale", only a few years after Frederick Winslow Taylor had published his theory of Scientific Management.

Peter Ferdinand Drucker

Born19 November 1909(1909-1119) , Vienna, Austria-Hungary Died11 November 2005 (aged 95) Claremont, CaliforniaAlma materUniversity of Frankfurt OccupationWriter, Professor, Management Consultant Influenced byJoseph Schumpeter, John Maynard Keynes InfluencedAndrew Grove Awards2002 Presidential Medal of Freedom

Peter Ferdinand Drucker

Peter Ferdinand Drucker (November 19, 1909 November 11, 2005) was a writer, management consultant, and self-described social ecologist.His books and scholarly and popular articles explored how humans are organized across the business, government and the nonprofit sectors of society. His writings have predicted many of the major developments of the late twentieth century, including privatization and decentralization; the rise of Japan to economic world power; the decisive importance of marketing; and the emergence of the information society with its necessity of lifelong learning. In 1959, Drucker coined the term knowledge worker" and later in his life considered knowledge work productivity to be the next frontier of management.

Mary Parker Follett

Mary Parker Follett (1868-1933) was an American social worker, consultant, and author of books on democracy, human relations, and management. She worked as a management and political theorist, introducing such phrases as "conflict resolution," "authority and power," and "the task of leadership." Follett was born into an affluent Quaker family in Massachusetts and spent much of her early life there. In 1898 she graduated from Radcliffe College

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