Executive Ability and Education

Kazuhito Isomura ()
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Kazuhito Isomura: Chuo University

Chapter Chapter 14 in Chester I. Barnard: Innovator of Organization Theory, 2023, pp 215-236 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter aims to examine how Barnard established and developed the theory of executive ability and education by tracing his papers, books, unpublished manuscripts, and correspondence. Barnard’s basic philosophy was to balance conflict between collectivism and individualism; he then believed that managers play a vital role in integrating and developing individuals and organizations at the same time. Therefore, Barnard explored in his career what executive ability is required and how to develop it. Barnard argued that both intellectual and non-intellectual ability are necessary for executives, and that the former is developed through formal education but the latter is mainly improved by accumulating experience. In particular, he gradually shifted his focus onto how to develop non-intellectual ability; he himself engaged in developing rich case materials in collaboration with L. J. Henderson, including both objective facts and subjective realities.

Keywords: Conflict between collectivism and individualism; Intellectual ability; Non-intellectual ability; Human relations; Experience; Responsibility (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-7039-1_14

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