| Mary Parker Follett | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1868 Massachusetts, United States |
| Died | 1933 |
| Occupation | Social worker and Writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Genres | Non-fiction |
| Subjects | Management and Politics |
Mary Parker Follett (1868–1933) was an American social worker, consultant, and author of books on democracy, human relations, and management. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. Social work is a discipline involving the application of Social theory and research methods to study and improve the lives of people groups and societies A writer is anyone who creates a written work although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally as well as those who have written in many different forms Nationality is a relationship between a Person and their State of Origin, Culture, association Affiliation and/or Loyalty The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A literary genre is a category of literary composition Genres may be determined by Literary technique, tone, Content, or even (as in the case of fiction Non-fiction is an account or representation of a subject which is presented as Fact. Management (covering theory practice and scope of management and Manager' (covering the people who manage might help clarify and systematise Politics Politics is the process by which groups of people make decisions Social work is a discipline involving the application of Social theory and research methods to study and improve the lives of people groups and societies A consultant (from the Latin consultare means "to discuss" from which we also derive words such as consul and counsel) is a Professional Democracy is a form of government in which the supreme power is held completely by the people under a free electoral system Human Relations Movement refers to those researchers of Organizational development who study the behavior of people in groups, in particular workplace groups Management (covering theory practice and scope of management and Manager' (covering the people who manage might help clarify and systematise She worked as a management and political theorist, introducing such phrases as "conflict resolution," "authority and power," and "the task of leadership. Management (covering theory practice and scope of management and Manager' (covering the people who manage might help clarify and systematise The term "conflict resolution" refers to a range of processes aimed at alleviating or eliminating sources of conflict The word leadership can refer to Those entities that perform one or more acts of leading "
Follett was born into an affluent Quaker family in Massachusetts and spent much of her early life there. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. In 1898 she graduated from Radcliffe College. Radcliffe College was a women's liberal arts college in Cambridge Massachusetts, and was the Coordinate college for Harvard University Over the next three decades, she published several books, including:
- The Speaker of the House of Representatives (1896)
- The New State (1918)
- Creative Experience (1924)
- Dynamic Administration (1941) (this collection of speeches and short articles was published posthumously)
Follett suggested that organizations function on the principle of power "with" and not power "over. " She recognized the holistic nature of community and advanced the idea of "reciprocal relationships" in understanding the dynamic aspects of the individual in relationship to others. Follett advocated the principle of integration, "power sharing. " Her ideas on negotiation, power, and employee participation were influential in the development of organizational studies. For Wikipedia's negotiation policy see WikipediaNegotiation. For other uses see Negotiation (disambiguation. Power is a measure of a person's ability to control the environment around them including the behavior of other people Participatory management is the practice of empowering employees to participate in organizational Decision making.
She was a pioneer of community centres.
External links
- Mary Parker Follett Foundation
- Biography with notes on her books
- Informative article on Follett's influence
- Full text of The New State
- Pages image of Creative Experience
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