Oliver Sheldon
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Oliver Sheldon was a practicing manager in the 1920s for the Rowntree Company in York, UK. He authored the 1924 book "Philosophy of Management" which advocated for a human relations style of management that emphasized employees' emotional and psychological needs. Sheldon was an early proponent of corporate social responsibility, believing that industry leaders had an ethical responsibility to society beyond financial concerns.
Oliver Sheldon
- 1. Oliver Sheldon Presentation By Rikhin P R MPOB, MBA, ASIET Prof. Nimal C Namboodiripad
- 2. Oliver Sheldon • Oliver Sheldon(1894-1951) was a practicing manager. • He was a director of ‘Rowntree Company’ in York in UK in 1920’s • Author of “Philosophy of Management” published in 1924 • He advocated for ‘Human Relations’ style of management • Brought the modern concept of ‘Corporate Social Responsibility’
- 3. Human Relations Style of Management • He gave emphasis on emotional and psychological needs • Held that good management was about more than a technique. It is concerned about human understanding • He stated that personal and community needs are equally important to economic needs
- 4. Corporate Social Responsibility • Industry was key to shaping society and leaders and managers of industry consequently had to work to ethical considerations which are greater than purely financial • He always considered twin concerns of sound business and ethics
- 5. Quotes • “Leadership of men calls for patience, courage and above all sympathy” • “The cost of building kingdom of heaven will not be found in the profit and loss accounts of the industry, but in the record of every man’s conscientious service”
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