Fayol Publishes Administration Industrielle et Générale
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Business and Commerce Series
- Categories: Literature, Publishing, Economics
- Subcategories: Business, Labor, Unions, Work, Employment
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, French History
- Geographical Location: Paris
- Date: July, 1916
Article abstract: Henri Fayol provided the beginnings of a general theory of management based on his fifty-eight years of successful administrative experience.
Summary of Event
Henri Fayol was born in 1841 to a family of the French lower middle class. He was educated at the National School of Mines at St. Étienne, and at the age of nineteen was graduated as a mining engineer. In 1860, he accepted a job in the mines of the Commentary-Fourchambault Company (Comambault). He stayed with the same employer until his retirement in 1918.
During his years...
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