He is most known for the term "bureaucracy".

He is also known as the Father of Scientific Management.

It looks at how large organizations with layers of management can operate in an efficient, rational manner.

A theory of management that analyzes and synthesizes workflows. Its main objective is improving economic efficiency, especially labor productivity.

The theory generally calls for a formalized administrative structure, a clear division of labor, and delegation of power and authority to administrators relevant to their areas of responsibilities.

stands for striving for the involvement and unity of the employees

In practice, employees are specialized in different areas and they have different skills. Different levels of expertise can be distinguished within the knowledge areas (from generalist to specialist).

Henri Fayol argued that with this management principle employees should be allowed to express new ideas. This encourages interest and involvement and creates added value for the company.

In order to get things done in an organization, management has the authority to give orders to the employees.

This means that an individual employee should receive orders from one manager and that the employee is answerable to that manager

This third principle of the 14 principles of management is about obedience. It is often a part of the core values of a mission statement and vision in the form of good conduct and respectful interactions.

All activities must be carried out by one group that forms a team

This represents deployment and managing of personnel and this should be in balance with the service that is provided from the organization.

Management strives to minimize employee turnover and to have the right staff in the right place.

There are two types of remuneration namely non-monetary (a compliment, more responsibilities, credits) and monetary (compensation, bonus or other financial compensation).

Management and authority for decision-making process must be properly balanced in an organization. This depends on the volume and size of an organization including its hierarchy.

According to Henri Fayol, employees must be treated kindly and equally.

According to this principle of the 14 principles of management, employees in an organization must have the right resources at their disposal so that they can function properly in an organization.

In order to have an organization function well, Henri Fayol indicated that personal interests are subordinate to the interests of the organization (ethics).

This can be seen as a type of management structure. Each employee can contact a manager or a superior in an emergency situation without challenging the hierarchy.