Chester I Barnard

(1886-1991)

Presented by
Madiha Fareed Randhawa- 35
GROUP 1
Outlines
Part 1
• Biography

Part2
• Work of Chester I Barnard

Part3
• The Relevance of Chester I Barnard for today’s manager.

Part4
• Conclusion
 Biography
• Studied at Harvard University.
• Operated a dance band
• Presidents of many organizations.
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
New Jersey Bell Telephone Company
New Jersey State Relief System
United Services Organization
Rockefeller Organization
National Science Foyndation
Work of Chester I Barnard
• Organizations as system of cooperation of
human activity.
• Organizations are short lived.
• Effectiveness and Efficiency.
• “Functions of the Executives”
The Functions of the Executives
Barnard summarized the
functions of the executive as
follows:
• Establishing and
maintaining a system of
communication
• Securing essential services
from other members;
• Formulating organizational
purposes and objectives
“Old Men Plant Trees..”
Key Points of Barnard’s Theory
• Communication
• Authority and Incentives
• Responsibility
• Motivation
• Morality
How Barnard sees Resposibilty in Organizations?

• quality and morality of action is responsibility.

• Responsibility is the "quality which gives
dependability and determination to human conduct,
and foresight and ideality to purpose"
The Relevance of Chester I Barnard for today’s manager.

• The Cooperative System-Effectiveness and Efficiency

• Loyalty
• Purpose: The Unifying and Coordinating principle
Summary
“A key to Bernard’s management thinking
is the idea of mutual effort and
cooperation with voluntary compliance”
Conclusion!
References
• Wikipedia.com
• The relevance of Chester I Barnard for today’s manager-article by JAY
P. CHANDRAN
• Chester Barnard and the Systems Approach to Nurturing
Organizations-article by Andrea Gabor and Joseph T. Mahoney
Comments?
Questions?
Remarks?
Thank you!!!