Among modern scholars and students there is an increasing distance between the fundamenta l thoughts of early management writers and contemporary , often secondary , accounts of how these pioneers develope d their ideas. This shortcomin g can be remedied by seeking original sources from when a pioneer's ideas were being formulated and from the context within which this occurred. We examine examples of how others have furthered our understandin g of management history by the discovery and translation of pioneerin g writings and present a rare, out-of-prin t translation and a previousl y untranslate d and unpublishe d presentatio n from the French pioneer, Henri Fayol. These presentation s to his colleague s in the mineral industr y reveal Fayol's early reflection s as they would later evolve into his classica l book, Administratio n Industriell e et Ge Âne Ârale.
Henri Fayol is undoubtedly best known in the English‐speaking world
for his book Administration Industrielle et Générale. His subsequent activities in promoting the development of
management studies and education as a a means of improving both industry
and public service performance are less well known. One of his more
significant initiatives in this area was to establish the Centre for
Administrative Studies (CAS) in 1917. Relates the founding of the CAS to
Fayol′s activities at the time, identifies its goals and activities,
summarizes some of his contributions to the development of what
ultimately became the formalization of management studies in both Europe
and North America and notes the Centre′s demise almost concurrently with
Fayol′s death. Reveals Fayol′s own reasons for delaying the publication
of parts 3 and 4 of Administration Industrielle et
Générale.
Recent research has provided new facts and insights concerning Henri Fayol and Joseph Carlioz. Fayol's career, seen against his family background, may have been even more remarkable than we thought. Carlioz, a disciple of Fayol, remains elusive, yet tantalizingly interesting as a remarkable teacher.
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