This is the presentation about the author of 1938 famous book, "The Functions of the Executive", Chester Irving Barnard.

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2. He is
An American Business Executive
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3. A Public Administrator……
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4. and the author of famous
1938 book,
“The Functions of the Executive”
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5. He is
CHESTER BARNARD
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To 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

6. Background Of Chester Barnard
 Family
 Schooling
 Profession
 Contribution
 Relevance today
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7. 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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8. Family of Chester
Barnard
Chester
Bernard
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9. Chester Barnard
Completed secondary
education from Mount
Hermon Preparatory School
with his own earning from
piano tuning.
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10. Enrolled at Harvard University
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11. 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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12. Profession
 American Business Executive
 Public Administrator
 The author of pioneering work in
management theory and organizational
studies
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13. 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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14. 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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15. 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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16. 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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17. 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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18. 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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