Henri Fayol is known as :

Father of General Management

The correct answer is option 2- Father of General Management.

Henri Fayol is known as Father of General Management.

Henri Fayol (1841-1925) was a French management theorist whose theories concerning scientific organisation of labour were widely influential in the beginning of twentieth century. He graduated from the mining academy of St. Etienne in 1860 in mining engineering. The 19 year old engineer started at a mining company acting as its managing director from 1888 to 1918. His theories deal with organisation of production in the context of a competitive enterprise that has to control its production costs. Based largely on his own experience, he developed his concept of administration. The 14 principles of management propounded by him were discussed in detail in his book published in 1917, ‘Administration industrielle et generale’. It was published in English as ‘General and Industrial Management’ in 1949 and is widely considered a foundational work in classical management theory. For his contribution he is also known as the ‘Father of General Management’.