Chester Barnard and Social Systems Theory
One of the most important contributions to this school has been made by Chester I. Barnard. His classic treatise entitled "The Functions of the Executive", published in 1938, is considered by some management scholars as one of the most influential books published in the entire field of management. Like Fayol, Barnard based his theories and approach to management on the basis of his first-hand experience as a top-level executive. Fundamentals of System Approach: All organizations are a co-operative system. As co-operative systems, organizations are a combination of complex physical, biological, personal and social components, which are in a specific systematic relationship by reason of the co-operation of two or more persons for at least one definite end. An employee’s role and his …
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