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    Fayol made important contributions to management theory through his development of 14 principles of management and identification of 6 key activities in firms. He emphasized the importance of managerial ability and proposed it depended on qualities like health, judgement, and experience. Recognizing a lack of management theory, Fayol sought to develop a comprehensive theory by documenting his observations from his long career in management to establish principles that could aid both practice and teaching of the subject.

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    AED 4210 Organisation Theory and Management

    ADMINISTRATIVE THEORY
    By Dr. M. Luchembe
    Fayol’s contribution to management

    At the end of this topic, students should be able to:


     Explain the 14 principles of management
    developed by Fayol;

     Discuss the benefits of each of the principles of


    management to modern organisations, and

     Identify weaknesses inherent in Fayol’s principles


    of management in relation to modern organisations.
    Classical Theories
    The two greatest exponents of classical theories were:
    • Taylor F. W. (1856 – 1915) – USA (Scientific Management theory)
    •  Henri Fayol (1841 – 1925) - France (Administrative theory)
     
    • Both Taylor and Fayol laid the foundations of ideas about the organisation of people at
    work and the organisation of work itself.
     
    • By the 1930s, their work was being promoted and developed by writers such as L.F.
    Urwick and Brech E. F. L. (More especially after the Second World War).
     
    • Both Weber (German) and Fayol (French) made lasting contributions to the evolution of
    management thought. Both sought to combine theory and practice.

    • Their ideas have influenced succeeding generations of managers and scholars and, even
    today, continue to significantly influence managerial thinking.
    Henri Fayol (1841-1925)

    • Fayol was French. Began his working life as a


    young mining engineer at the age of 19.
     
    • He spent his entire working life with the same
    company and rose to the position of managing
    Director at the age of 47.
     
    • Retired after his 77th birthday.
     
    Henri Fayol (1841-1925) cont’d.
    • Under his leadership, the company grew and prospered in
    spite of its near-bankrupt state when he took over.

    • His work successes won him considerable fame and


    popularity.

    • In 1916, he published his major work on management (Title:


    General and Industrial Management) thereby ensuring
    himself a place in the annals of industrial history. He
    developed the first comprehensive theory of management.
    His major emphasis was on people (managerial).
    FAYOL’S SIX KEY ACTIVITIES IN A
    FIRM/COMPANY/ORGANISATION

    Fayol considered six key activities of any industrial


    undertaking:

    • Technical activities e.g. production of goods


    • Commercial activities e.g. buying, selling and
    exchanging activities
    • Financial activities e.g. securing or raising and using
    capital
    FAYOL’S SIX KEY ACTIVITIES IN A
    FIRM/COMPANY/ORGANISATION Cont’d.

    • Security activities e.g. safeguarding or protecting


    property and people

    • Accounting activities e.g. providing financial


    information

    • Managerial activities e.g. planning, organising,


    coordination, control and command of people
    Fayol’s views on managerial ability

    Managerial ability according to Fayol depended on certain


    qualities and knowledge:
     
    • Physical qualities: health, vigour etc.

    • Mental qualities: ability to understand and learn,


    judgement, mental vigour and adaptability

    • Moral qualities: energy, firmness, willingness to accept


    responsibility, initiative, loyalty, tact and dignity
    Fayol’s views on managerial ability cont’d.

    • General education: general acquaintance with matters not


    belonging exclusively to the function performed

    • Special knowledge: that peculiar to the function, be it technical,


    commercial, financial, managerial, and so on

    • Experience: knowledge arising from the work proper; the


    recollection of lessons a person has derived from things.

    Conclusion
    All supervisors and managers need some managerial training.
    The need for management theory

    Fayol noted that managerial ability was essential for


    organisational success.

    He observed that the lack of management theory in


    schools and universities made it more difficult to teach
    and practice management because managers’
    experiences were localised and not easily understood by
    other managers or students of management.

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