Chester Barnard's fourth door

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