Henri Fayol Defined Administration in Terms of Five Functions

• Fayol focused on the managers, not the worker as did Taylor.

• He was the first to separate administration from other operations, like production.

• He emphasized that the administrative process had the following common elements (POCCC).

  • 1. Planning
  • 2. Organizing
  • 3. Commanding (leading)
  • 4. Coordinating
  • 5. Controlling (evaluating)

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