Juxtaposition of Chester I. Barnard and Frederick W. Taylor: forerunners of management

Author: Parayitam Satyanarayana   White Margaret A.   Hough Jill R.  

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd

ISSN: 0025-1747

Source: Management Decision, Vol.40, Iss.10, 2002-12, pp. : 1003-1012

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Abstract

Much has been written about the works of Chester I. Barnard and Frederick W. Taylor but little attempt has been made by scholars to compare Barnard and Taylor. Barnard is a successor of Taylor and this may be one of the reasons why there has been a reluctance to place them side-by-side. The purpose of this paper is to capture the similarities and differences that existed in the thinking of these two individuals who greatly influenced management thinking during the twentieth century.