Chester Barnard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetChester Barnard
American businessman
Date of Birth: 07-Nov-1886
Place of Birth: Malden, Massachusetts, United States
Date of Death: 07-Jun-1961
Profession: economist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Chester Barnard
- Chester Irving Barnard (November 7, 1886 – June 7, 1961) was an American business executive, public administrator, and the author of pioneering work in management theory and organizational studies.
- His landmark 1938 book, The Functions of the Executive, sets out a theory of organization and of the functions of executives in organizations.
- The book has been widely assigned in university courses in management theory and organizational sociology.
- Barnard viewed organizations as systems of cooperation of human activity, and noted that they are typically short-lived.
- According to Barnard, organizations are generally not long-lived because they do not meet the two criteria necessary for survival: effectiveness and efficiency.
Read more at Wikipedia