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Chester Irving Barnard ( November 7, 1886 – June 7, 1961 ) was an American business executive, public administrator, and the author of pioneering work in management theory and organizational studies.

His landmark 1938 book, The Functions of the Executive, sets out a theory of organization and of the functions of executives in organizations.

The book has been widely assigned in university courses in management theory and organizational sociology.