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Henri Fayol is one of the first giants of management thinking. His contribution to the development of management is immense, having influenced and been influenced by, the scientific management movement of F W Taylor and Henry Ford, two other early giants of management thinking. His fame rests on one book written in 1916 in French and not translated until the late 1940's. Yet this book with its no-nonsense list of management functions and principles, provides the rationale for the whole development of management thinking and practice in the 20th century and beyond. Fayol is truly one of the giants of management thinking.The Life of Henri FayolHenri Fayol was born in 1841 in a suburb of Istanbul, Turkey, where his father, an engineer, was superintendent of works to build a bridge over the Golden Horn. They returned to France in 1847, where Fayol studied at the mining school in Saint-Étienne and joined a mining company in Commentry as an engineer. By 1888, he was a director of the mine which now employed over 1000 people. It became one of the largest producers of iron and steel in France. Fayol stayed there for 30 years until 1918 by which time he had written down his management experiences in a book called “Administration Industrielle et Générale”, the book that would be his lasting legacy. http://www.managetrainlearn.com/page/henri-fayolHenri Fayol (1841 – 1925) was a French coal-mine engineer, director of mines and management theoretician. According to Henri Fayol, his scientific management theory forms the basis for business administration and business management. In the academic world, this is also known as “Fayolism”. Fayol provided one of the most influential modern concepts of his time. He is founder of the 14 Principles of management.
Henri Fayol was born in a suburb of Istanbul, Turkey in 1841. His father, an engineer, was appointed building supervisor for the construction of a bridge over the Golden Horn (Galata Bridge). The family returned to France in