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The Functions of the Executive is a book by Chester I. Barnard (1886–1961) that presents a "theory of cooperation and organization" and "a study of the functions and of the methods of operation of executives in formal organizations."
Chester Irving Barnard (November 7, 1886 – June 7, 1961) was an American business executive, public administrator, and the author of pioneering work in management theory and organizational studies. His landmark 1938 book, The Functions of the Executive , sets out a theory of organization and of the functions of executives in organizations.
Chester Irving Barnard (November 7, 1886 – June 7, 1961) was an American business executive, public administrator, and the author of pioneering work in management theory and organizational studies. His landmark 1938 book, The Functions of the Executive , sets out a theory of organization and of the functions of executives in organizations.
In writing his thesis and book, Simon was influenced by The Functions of the Executive (1938) by Chester I. Barnard.In his 1991 autobiography, Simon wrote that he found Barnard's book "wholly superior to the other administrative literature of the day and fully compatible with my preference for looking at management in decision-making terms".
In Chester Barnard's book The Functions of the Executive, formal organization is defined as "a system of contributors' activities that are consciously coordinated by the organization's purpose." This differs from informal organization, such as a human group, that consists of individuals and their interactions, but do not require these to be ...
Chester Barnard: taught an organization was the cooperation of human activity and to survive an organization needed to have efficiency and effectiveness. His definition of effectiveness: being able to accomplish the goals that were set and efficiency – if the goals are reached by the individuals of the organization then cooperation among them ...
Chester I. Barnard (1938), The Functions of the Executive. Peter F. Drucker (1954), The practice of Management. Douglas McGregor (1960), The Human Side of Enterprise. Herbert A. Simon (1947), Administrative Behavior: A Study of Decision-making Processes in Administrative Organization. With a Foreword by Chester I. Barnard
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