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    The document summarizes the major contributions of four individuals to the field of management: [1] Henri Fayol who advocated that management is a common activity and specified core management functions; [2] Mary Parker who advocated four principles of coordination for good management; [3] Chester Barnard who developed the concept of organizations as social systems and emphasized the executive process; [4] Peter Drucker who emphasized entrepreneurial thinking, periodic reappraisal of activities, and focus on planning for future business potentials.

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    The document summarizes the major contributions of four individuals to the field of management: [1] Henri Fayol who advocated that management is a common activity and specified core management functions; [2] Mary Parker who advocated four principles of coordination for good management; [3] Chester Barnard who developed the concept of organizations as social systems and emphasized the executive process; [4] Peter Drucker who emphasized entrepreneurial thinking, periodic reappraisal of activities, and focus on planning for future business potentials.

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    The document summarizes the major contributions of four individuals to the field of management: [1] Henri Fayol who advocated that management is a common activity and specified core management functions; [2] Mary Parker who advocated four principles of coordination for good management; [3] Chester Barnard who developed the concept of organizations as social systems and emphasized the executive process; [4] Peter Drucker who emphasized entrepreneurial thinking, periodic reappraisal of activities, and focus on planning for future business potentials.

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    Castañeda, Benedick M.

    B17 – CEM

    Major Contributions in the Fields of Management

    1. Henri Fayol (1841 – 1925)

    > “Father of Principle of Management”

    > Mining Engineer

    > Appointed as the General Manager of the company

    where he was working early as the mining engineer.

    > contributed to theory of management by writing a book

    in French by name Administration Industrielle et

    Generale in 1916.

    .> He strongly advocated that management is an activity

    common to all undertakings which involve human activity.

    The significant contributions made by Fayol are:

    (i) Universality of management which means that management is a separate body of knowledge is applicable to all
    forms of group activities.

    (ii) He specified the functions of management by a systematic analysis of management process.

    (iii) The concept of teaching and developing management curricula in colleges and universities.

    (iv) His ideas paved the way for the development of the theory of management.

    Thus he has made a unique and outstanding contribution to management.

    2. Mary Parker > “Modest spinster lady who has never managed a business in her life”

    > She was consulted by many successful business administrators for help in
    their immediate difficulties involving group and personal relationships.

    > Her ideas on leadership, constructive conflict, power, co-ordination, control,


    responsibility, conciliation and arbitration, consent and participation were
    coloured with realism and conviction.

    > She advocated four important principles of co-ordination as the basis of good
    management.
    They are:

    (i) Co-ordination by direct contact by the responsible people concerned.

    (ii) Co-ordination in the early stages.

    (iii) Co-ordination as a reciprocal relation of all features in a situation.

    (iv) Co-ordination is a continuous process.

    3. Chester I. Barnard

    > Developed the concept of social system


    > Founding father of social system school.
    > He viewed organisation as a social system consisting of people who work in
    co-operation.

    > His publication the Function of Executive is a highly significant work.

    > He wrote this book with two objectives:

    (i) To set forth a theory of co-operation and organisation

    (ii) To present a description of the executive process.

    > Often remembered for his views on social responsibility of management.

    4. Peter Drucker

    > He started his career as a reporter in a newspaper.


    > He has written several books on management of which
    “The practice of management”

    > Drucker reminds managers to bring out an awareness of


    their entrepreneurial function in the discharge of their
    responsibilities and to run the organisation efficiently.

    > He advocates a periodical dispassionate reappraisal of all


    activities of existing organisations, and to discontinue activities
    wherever necessary.

    > He concludes by saying that it is essential for management


    to concentrate more on planning function for the realisation of
    future business potentials.

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