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Mary Parker Follett (3 September 1868 – 18 December 1933) was an American management consultant, social worker, philosopher and pioneer in the fields of organizational theory and organizational behavior. Along with Lillian Gilbreth, she was one of two great women management experts in the early days of classical management theory.
Mary Parker Follett was an American author and sociologist who was a pioneer in the study of interpersonal relations and personnel management. Follett in 1888 entered the Society for the Collegiate Instruction of Women at Harvard, which a short time later became Radcliffe College.
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Mary Parker Follett (September 3, 1868–December 18, 1933) was an American social theorist known for introducing ideas about human psychology and human relations into industrial management. Her articles and essays had a profound influence on the field of organizational behavior.
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Apr 19, 2021 · Mary Parker Follett was a feminist-pragmatist American philosopher, a social-settlement worker, a founding figure in the community centers movement, a mediator of labor disputes, and a theorist of political and social organization and management.
- Matthew J. Brown
- 2021
Aug 27, 2019 · In 1924, Mary Parker Follett, the “Mother of Management” (Wren & Bedeian, 2009, p. 321), published the book Creative Experience. It is a grand work that brings together sociology, psychology, economics, political science, and more.
Abstract. Mary Parker Follett (1868–1933) was an American pioneer of thinking about management, whose contributions remain more relevant than most to the challenges of the present day. This article begins by presenting an overview of her life, noting the principal events and activities that were formative for her thinking.
Jan 1, 2018 · Mary Parker Follett, Social Entrepreneur. The period of 1900–1915 was, for Follett, a major period of social engagement. She was involved in several social change projects that helped forge her ideas related to change and group dynamics, leadership, and participatory democracy.
