Fayol proposed that all activities within an industrial enterprise, regardless of its size or nature, could be systematically grouped into six fundamental categories.
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General and Industrial Management is the English title of the seminal work, Administration Industrielle et Générale, published in 1916 by French mining engineer and management theorist, Henri Fayol.
Henry Mintzberg, a renowned management scholar, came up with the idea that business managers must undertake many different managerial roles.
The third perspective on the functions of management is that of Peter Drucker who identified the following five management functions.
The second perspective on the functions of management is that of Charles Handy who identified the following three management functions.
The first perspective on the functions of management is that of Henri Fayol who identified the following five management functions.
So, you want to be a good business manager? If you get what you want, do it on time and within the budget, you are a good manager.