1. Who is Henry Fayol?

Give his contributions to management

- Henry Fayol (1841-1925) was a French mining engineer who became a leading
industrialist and successful manager. He quickly rose up to the position of Chief
Managing Director. His life-long experienced have been reproduced and shared
through work titled as “Administration Industrial and General”. His works
became popular and made well known throughout history. It contributes to the
classifications of business function, managerial functions, qualities of being a
manager and general principles of management.
2. What are the management functions? Discuss each.

Functions of management
1. Planning It is the plan of action in managing a
business. It must consider all present
resources and future progress in making a
plan including specificity and unity.
2. Organizing It is to organize everything and provide all
that is necessary in carrying out the plan of
action.
3. Command It is describe as getting the optimum return
from all employees. It range from having
competent employees, distributed
obligation, and unity between personnel.
4. Coordination It makes sure that every personnel knows
their role and responsibilities to ensure the
resources and activities are being used
correctly and efficiently to reach a desired
goal.
5. Control It verify whether everything is going
according to the plan of action and adopted
the given instruction and procedures well
throughout the business.

Reference:

Talathi, R. (2015, November 30). Henry Fayol’s Contribution to Management. Your Article

Library. Retrieved March 7, 2022, from

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to-management/69692