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Book SynopsisMost of Barnard’s career was spent in executive practice. A Mount Hermon and Harvard education, cut off short of the bachelor’s degree, was followed by nearly 40 years in AT&T. His association with Elton Mayo and the latter's colleagues at the Harvard Business School had an important bearing on his most original ideas.
Trade ReviewFrom the ranks of the country’s leading executives comes a major contribution to the understanding of our society… The author presents an analysis of the nature of business organizations and the functions of executives in them. He has been able to stand apart from the minutiae of his everyday experiences and to view them as part of the orderly functioning of the organization as a whole… The work has important implications, for it points the way to the development of more effective co-operative systems and at the same time to the development and communication of the executive techniques essential to such systems. * The American Journal of Sociology *
One of the contemporary classics on administration. It has contributed a great deal to organization theory. Often quoted, it is a basic work by a successful executive. * Business Management *
Mr. Barnard has made a masterly contribution in his realistic treatment of such topics as informal organization, incentives, and the moral aspects of leadership. * Harvard Business Review *
Table of ContentsPart I Preliminary Considerations Concerning Cooperative Systems I. Introduction
