Henri Fayol | |
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![]() Henri Fayol (at the age of 70) | |
Born | Jules Henri Fayol[1] 29 July 1841 |
Died | 19 November 1925 | (aged 84)
Nationality | French |
Occupation(s) | Economist, Engineer, Entrepreneur |
Academic career | |
School or tradition | Fayolism |
Alma mater | École des Mines de Saint-Étienne |
Influences | |
Contributions | Fayolism |
Henri Fayol (29 July 1841 – 19 November 1925) was a French mining engineer, mining executive, author and director of mines who developed a general theory of business administration that is often called Fayolism.[2] He and his colleagues developed this theory independently of scientific management but roughly contemporaneously. Like his contemporary Frederick Winslow Taylor, he is widely acknowledged as a founder of modern management methods.