Henry Fayol
HENRI FAYOL (1841-1925)
Administrative
Management
Theory
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Who was Henri Fayol?
• Born in 1841 in a suburb of Istanbul
•
Graduated from the National School of Mines in
Saint Etienne
• After Graduation, Work and spent his entire career at a mining company
• Credited with saving company from bankruptcy • During his career, he lectured at Ecole
Superieur de la Guerre
• After retirment, he established the Center of
Administrative Studies
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Fayolysme Tehory
What was his Contributions to Management?
Fayol’s work was one of first comprehensive statements of a general theory of Management.
He Proposed that there were five primary functions of management and 14 principles of management.
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5 primary functions
What are the 5 primary functions of Management?
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Planning
1. Planning
Drawing up plans of actions that combine unity, continuity, flexibility and precision given the organisation 's resources, type and significance of work and future trends.
Creating a plan of action is the most difficult of the five tasks and requires the active participation of the entire organisation.
Planning must be coordinated on different levels and with different time horizons;
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Organizing
2. Organizing
Providing capital, personnel and raw materials for the day-to-day running of the business, and building a structure to match the work. Organisational structure depends entirely on the number of employees. An increase in the number of functions expands the organisation horizontally and promotes additional layers of supervision;
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Commanding
3. Commanding
Optimising return from all employees in the interest of the entire enterprise. Successful managers have personal integrity,
Administrative
Management
Theory
Henri Fayol - Administrative Management
Theory
1
Who was Henri Fayol?
• Born in 1841 in a suburb of Istanbul
•
Graduated from the National School of Mines in
Saint Etienne
• After Graduation, Work and spent his entire career at a mining company
• Credited with saving company from bankruptcy • During his career, he lectured at Ecole
Superieur de la Guerre
• After retirment, he established the Center of
Administrative Studies
Henri Fayol - Administrative Management
Theory
2
Fayolysme Tehory
What was his Contributions to Management?
Fayol’s work was one of first comprehensive statements of a general theory of Management.
He Proposed that there were five primary functions of management and 14 principles of management.
Henri Fayol - Administrative Management
Theory
3
5 primary functions
What are the 5 primary functions of Management?
Henri Fayol - Administrative Management
Theory
4
Planning
1. Planning
Drawing up plans of actions that combine unity, continuity, flexibility and precision given the organisation 's resources, type and significance of work and future trends.
Creating a plan of action is the most difficult of the five tasks and requires the active participation of the entire organisation.
Planning must be coordinated on different levels and with different time horizons;
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Theory
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Organizing
2. Organizing
Providing capital, personnel and raw materials for the day-to-day running of the business, and building a structure to match the work. Organisational structure depends entirely on the number of employees. An increase in the number of functions expands the organisation horizontally and promotes additional layers of supervision;
Henri Fayol - Administrative Management
Theory
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Commanding
3. Commanding
Optimising return from all employees in the interest of the entire enterprise. Successful managers have personal integrity,
Bibliography: Public Administration United States ISBN B0007E6PVC MANAGEMENTINNOVATIONS.COM, Dec 4th, 1998. Wren, D. A. , Bedeian, A. G. , Breeze, J. D. (2002). The foundations of Henri Fayol’s administrative theory Fayol, H. (1917). Administration industrielle et générale; prévoyance, organisation, commandement, coordination, controle (in French)