Cyril J. O'Donnell
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Cyril O'Donnell was a prolific professor and teacher of management at the University of California at Los Angeles. He consulted on operations management topics for some of the largest US corporations such as Hughes Aircraft
, as well as the government of Jamaica
. He was a co-author of the book Principles of Management with Harold Koontz
which sold more than two million copies worldwide with translations in 15 languages.
Cyril O'Donnell was a pioneer along with others such as George Terry, Harold Koontz and Ralph Davis. All of which published management textbooks in the 1950s that defined management as a process consisting of a set of interdependent functions. These and several other management experts became identified with what came to be known as the process school of management.
Professor O'Donnell was born in Lincoln, Nebraska in December 1900. He grew up in rural Alberta, Canada, and attended the University of Alberta
, from which he received the Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1924 and the Master of Arts degree in 1926. He returned to the United States and in 1930 was appointed chairman of the Department of Economics at DePaul University
. In 1944 Professor O'Donnell received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago
.
In 1948, Cyril joined the faculty at UCLA where he taught business and management to undergraduate, graduate and business executives. He also served as chairman of the board of control for UCLA. He retired in 1968 and continued to consult for various corporations and entities.
Cyril J. O'Donnell died at home in Bel Air, California on February 16, 1976 at the age of seventy-six.
Hughes Aircraft
Hughes Aircraft Company was a major American aerospace and defense contractor founded in 1932 by Howard Hughes in Culver City, California as a division of Hughes Tool Company...
, as well as the government of Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
. He was a co-author of the book Principles of Management with Harold Koontz
Harold Koontz
Harold Koontz , was a consultant for US's largest business organizations. He co-authored the book Principles of Management with Cyril J. O'Donnell which has sold around two million copies and has been translated into 15 languages. He died at the age of 75 on Feb 11 1984, after suffering from...
which sold more than two million copies worldwide with translations in 15 languages.
Cyril O'Donnell was a pioneer along with others such as George Terry, Harold Koontz and Ralph Davis. All of which published management textbooks in the 1950s that defined management as a process consisting of a set of interdependent functions. These and several other management experts became identified with what came to be known as the process school of management.
Professor O'Donnell was born in Lincoln, Nebraska in December 1900. He grew up in rural Alberta, Canada, and attended the University of Alberta
University of Alberta
The University of Alberta is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta and Henry Marshall Tory, its first president, it is widely recognized as one of the best universities in Canada...
, from which he received the Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1924 and the Master of Arts degree in 1926. He returned to the United States and in 1930 was appointed chairman of the Department of Economics at DePaul University
DePaul University
DePaul University is a private institution of higher education and research in Chicago, Illinois. Founded by the Vincentians in 1898, the university takes its name from the 17th century French priest Saint Vincent de Paul...
. In 1944 Professor O'Donnell received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
.
In 1948, Cyril joined the faculty at UCLA where he taught business and management to undergraduate, graduate and business executives. He also served as chairman of the board of control for UCLA. He retired in 1968 and continued to consult for various corporations and entities.
Cyril J. O'Donnell died at home in Bel Air, California on February 16, 1976 at the age of seventy-six.