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Transcript of Oliver Sheldon
Oliver Sheldon
Presentation By
Rikhin P R
MPOB, MBA, ASIET
Prof. Nimal C Namboodiripad
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 19241924
• He advocated for ‘Human Relations’ style of management
• Brought the modern concept of ‘Corporate Social Responsibility’
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 than a technique. It is concerned about human understanding
• He stated that personal and community needs are equally important to economic needs
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 work to ethical considerations which are greater
than purely financial
• He always considered twin concerns of sound
business and ethics
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 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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