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Henri Fayol

Management Theorist

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. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Birth Date
1841-07-29 1
Birth Year
1841 1
Death Date
1925-11-19 1
Death Year
1925 1
Birthplace
Istanbul, Ottoman Empire 1
Death Place
Paris, France 1
Nationality
French 1
Defining Contribution
Fayolism: the theory of administrative management, including the five functions of management and the fourteen principles of management. 2
Notable Work
Administration Industrielle et Générale (1916); published in English as General and Industrial Management (1949) 1
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Henri Fayol
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Associated With

Mining Industry, Industries
Source Wikipedia, Henri Fayol

Theories and Models Developed

Administrative Management Theory, Management Theories
Source Wikipedia, Fayolism
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Nationality

France

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Source Wikipedia, Henri FayolLead sentence 1tier 2
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Henri Fayol (29 July 1841 – 19 November 1925) was a French mining engineer, mining executive, author and director of mines who developed a general theory of business administration that is often called Fayolism.
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1. Wikipedia, Henri Fayol
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    Henri Fayol (29 July 1841 - 19 November 1925) was a French mining engineer, mining executive, author and director of mines who developed a general theory of business administration that is often called Fayolism.
  • Publications, infobox
    Administration Industrielle et Générale (1916)
  • Associated With: Mining Industry
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2. Wikipedia, Fayolism
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Quote, Lead section
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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