Chester Irving Barnard Quotes

A collection of quotes by Chester Irving Barnard.

Chester Irving Barnard (1886-1961) was an American executive, author, and management theorist. He is best known for his influential book "The Functions of the Executive" published in 1938, which presented his theories on the nature of organizations and the role of executives. Barnard served as the president of the New Jersey Bell Telephone Company and later became an executive at the Rockefeller Foundation. His work emphasized the importance of cooperation, communication, and moral values in achieving organizational effectiveness. Barnard's ideas continue to shape modern management theory and practice.

Organizations endure, however, in proportion to the breadth

Organizations endure, however, in proportion to the breadth of the morality by which they are governed. Thus the endurance of organization depends upon the quality of leadership and that quality derives from the breadth of the morality upon which it rests.

Chester Irving Barnard

Leadership