Henry Amm Fayol or Mintzberg – Who is right? Date: 11/12/2011 Student Number: 110369257 Version 1.0 The task: Henri Fayol presented his analysis of the management function in 1916 and it has largely been superseded by the more descriptive approaches of what managers actually do‚ such that favored by Henry Mintzberg. However‚ it could be argued that the image portrayed by Fayol is superior to that of Mintzberg‚ and the latter’s description is of rather ineffective management! Who do you
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Henri Fayol was a French mining engineer and director of mines who developed a general theory of business administration and one of the most influential contributors to modern concepts of management. When 19 years old he started as an engineer at a mining company "Compagnie de CommentryFourchambeau-Decazeville" in Commentry. By 1900 the company was one of the largest producers of iron and steel in France and was regarded as a vital industry.[1] Fayol became managing director in 1888‚ when the mine
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Introduction This topic paper covers the overview of the life of management theorist‚ Henri Fayol‚ the development of his key works‚ and looks into the environment which influenced Fayol’s development of theories. This paper also gives a review of relevance of his theories in today’s context. Biography Born in 1841 in Istanbul‚ Turkey‚ Henri Fayol received his education at a mining school at Saint Etienne and graduated in 1860. He started off as an engineer in a mining company‚ Compagnie de Commentry-Fourchambeault-Decazeville
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Henri Fayol was born in Istanbul in 1841.When he was 19‚he begun working as an engineer at a large mining company in France. He eventually became the director‚ at a time when mining company employed more than 1‚000 people. Through the years‚fayol began to develop what he considered to be the 14 most important principles of management.essentially‚these explained how manager should organize and Interact with staff. In 1916‚two years before he stepped down as director‚he published his “14 principle
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Principle 1: Division of work According to Fayol’s principle one of management‚ division of work‚ he proposed that “work can be performed more efficiently if it is divided into smaller elements and assigning specific elements to specific workers” (Rodrigues 2001‚ p. 880). Contrary to this principle‚ workers might get bored of doing the same task. For instance in a factory‚ work is divided into many parts where each of the worker is responsible for a specific task. Eventually these workers will
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Henri Fayol or Henry Mintzberg; Management‚ management today is one of the subjects with the most widely branched areas. Management is an area under discussion and criticised since many years before till today by many contributors and authors. There have been developed many ideas and notions regarding the right way to manage and been successful manager. Some of the most important contributors are Henri Fayol and Henry Mintzberg with two different views but‚ in the same time very similar
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION - 1 - 2.0 BACKGROUND OF HENRI FAYOL - 2 - 3.0 FAYOL’S 14 PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT - 5 - 3.1 Division of work - 5 - 3.2 Authority - 5 - 3.3 Discipline - 6 - 3.4 Unity of command - 6 - 3.5 Unity of direction - 6 - 3.6 Subordinate of individual interest to general interest - 7 - 3.7 Remuneration of personel - 7 - 3.8 Centralization - 7 - 3.9 Scalar Chain (Line Of Authority) - 8 - 3.10 Order - 9 - 3.11 Equity - 9 - 3.12 Stability of Tenure off Personnel
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1.0 INTRODUCTION The Industrial Revolution of the 19th Century had paved the way to the development of organized systematic approaches to management. One of the most influential contributors to the management theory is Henry Fayol. He was the first management theorist who used the term ‘administration’. His theory is generally understood as administrative management theory or Fayolism. In his theory‚ he focused on the top-level management and managers’ actions‚ divided the activities of an organization
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Henri Fayol vs. Henry Mintzberg. Functions vs. roles Henri Fayol and Henry Mintzberg are “two sides of the one coin”. Each man has his own opinion on what the manager does. Fayol has his “five functions” and Mintzberg has his “roles of management”. In this essay I will discuss both men’s opinions and try to come to a conclusion on which I think is better. Henri Fayol‚ a French management theorist and managing director of a French mining company‚ came up with the five functions
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HENRI FAYOL (1841-1925) 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
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