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Chester Barnard's fourth door

Edward B. Smith (Department of Curriculum, Administration and Special Education Boston College Chestnut Hill Massachusetts 02167)

International Journal of Organization Theory & Behavior

ISSN: 1093-4537

Article publication date: 1 March 1998

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Abstract

Chester Barnard tells us he went through phases in his own life which showed him that the individual can and should grow as a result of belonging to an organization. This article suggests that this is Barnard's most enduring contribution to the study of management.

Citation

Smith, E.B. (1998), "Chester Barnard's fourth door", International Journal of Organization Theory & Behavior, Vol. 1 No. 1, pp. 45-61. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOTB-01-01-1998-B003

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Emerald Publishing Limited

Copyright © 1998 by Marcel Dekker, Inc.

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