In this essay, I will compare five different management theorists including: Henri Fayol (1841- 1925), Frederick Winslow Taylor (1856-1915), Elton Mayo (1880-1949), Daniel Bell (1919-2011) and Henry Mintzberg (1939-present). ... Henry Fayol was the first to formulate a theory defining six management functions; the necessity for a clear plan, effective commanding, operative co-ordination, efficacious organizing, forecasting and control within firms. ... Henry Fayol credited his success to the methods he used, not to his personal qualities. ... Buchanan and Andrezej Huczynski, 2010: 485), Henry ...

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According to Henry Fayol, managers should communicate through conferences and meetings, set good examples, treat subordinates in a way that is consistent with the organizations policies and also understand their subordinates in the management function. ...

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