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He is
An American Business Executive
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A Public Administrator……
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and the author of famous 1938 book,“The Functions of the
Executive”
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He is CHESTER BARNARDTo try and fail is at
least to learn ;To fail to try is to suffer the inestimable loss of what might have been. - Chester Barnard
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Background Of Chester Barnard Family Schooling Profession Contribution Relevance today
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Family Born in November 7, 1886. Place : Malden, Massachusetts. At the age of five he lost his mother. His father, a mechanic, encouraged philosophical
debate and highlighted the importance of education.
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Family of Chester Barnard
Chester Bernard
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Chester BarnardCompleted secondary education from Mount Hermon Preparatory School with his own earning from piano
tuning.
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Enrolled at Harvard University
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Worked as a statistician at the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T)
after leaving Harvard in 1909 and later became its
president.
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Profession
American Business ExecutivePublic Administrator The author of pioneering work in
management theory and organizational studies
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Contribution
The Functions of the Executive (1938) and Organization and
Management (1948), two seminal books in the field of
management theory.
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During World War II, Barnard contributed to the war effort by
lending his considerable administrative and management
talents to organizing and presiding over the United Services
Organizations, Inc. (USO).
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Served as a consultant to the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission and co-authoring a report on the international
control of atomic energy.
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In 1957 he was appointed a member of the New York City Board of Health. As a member
of this Board, he helped to create the city’s new health
code.
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Passion of music led him to help found and support the Bach Society of New Jersey
and the Newark Arts Theatre.
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Relevance Today The Functions of the Executive, 1938 book, has been
widely assigned in university courses in management theory and organizational sociology.
Barnard’s teachings uniquely inspire many students at all educational levels.
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