Chester Irving Barnard was an American business executive, public administrator, and the author of pioneering work in management theory and organizational studies.
12 Facts About Chester Barnard
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Chester Barnard did not obtain his Harvard BA because he did his four-year work in three years and could not complete a science course, but a number of universities later granted him honorary doctorates.
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Chester Barnard joined the American Telephone and Telegraph Company in 1909.
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Chester Barnard was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1939 and the American Philosophical Society in 1943.
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Chester Barnard viewed organizations as systems of cooperation of human activity, and noted that they are typically short-lived.
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In contrast, Chester Barnard's meaning of organizational efficiency differed substantially from the conventional use of the word.
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Chester Barnard defined efficiency of an organization as the degree to which that organization is able to satisfy the motives of the individuals.
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Chester Barnard was a great admirer of Talcott Parsons and he and Parsons corresponded persistently.
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Chester Barnard formulated two interesting theories: one of authority and the other of incentives.
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Chester Barnard's perspective had affinities to that of Mary Parker Follett and was very unusual for his time, and that has remained the case down to the present day.
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Chester Barnard seemed to argue that managers should obtain authority by treating subordinates with respect and competence.
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Chester Barnard gives great importance to persuasion, much more than to economic incentives.