French mining engineer and executive who developed Fayolism, the theory of administrative management built on five functions of management and fourteen principles of management, independently of Frederick Winslow Taylor's scientific management.
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BirthplaceIstanbul, Ottoman Empire 1 Defining ContributionFayolism: the theory of administrative management, including the five functions of management and the fourteen principles of management. 2 Notable WorkAdministration Industrielle et Générale (1916); published in English as General and Industrial Management (1949) 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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French mining engineer and executive
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29 July 1841 (1841-07-29) Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
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19 November 1925(1925-11-19) (aged 84) Paris, France
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Administration Industrielle et Générale (1916)
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Fayolism was a theory of management that analyzed and synthesized the role of management in organizations, developed around 1900 by the French manager and management theorist Henri Fayol (1841-1925).
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