1st Edition

Henri Fayol Critical Evaluations in Business and Management

920 Pages
by Routledge

Henri Fayol, (1841-1925) along with F. W. Taylor, is one of the founders of 'classical management'. Fayol's work was the first significant attempt to develop principles of top-level management and one of the first attempts to analyse the different activities that constitute management. Fayol viewed management as a process of administration consisting of five activities: planning/forecasting,... Read more

Part I: Henri Fayol: Life and Times  Part II: French Society at Time of Fayol  Part III: State of Administration at Time of Fayol  Part IV: Major Work in English  Part V: Parts from Major Work in English  Part VI: Other Works Translated in English  Part VII: Assessment of Contribution (1937-1969)  Part VIII: Assessment of Contribution (1970-1999)  Part IX: Fayolism and Related Subjects  Part X: Rejection of Fayol's Management Ideas

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Edited by John C. Wood and Michael C. Wood