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Write a brief note on the contribution of Henry Fayol in the field of management

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Henri Fayol (1841-1920) was revolutionizing managerial thinking in France. Fayol developed an administrative theory, which explained the process of managing an organization from top managerial perspective. He began by classifying business operations into six major activities i.e. Technical, Commercial, Financial, Security, Accounting & Managerial. He was also the first practitioner to identify five major functions of management i.e. Planning, Organising, Commanding, Coordination, Controlling.

Fayol developed the concept of administration through the principles of management. These principles were published in 1917 in his book titled ‘Administration industrielle et generale’ which was reprinted in English in 1949 as ‘General & Industrial Management’.



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