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The Functions of the Executive is a book by Chester I. Barnard (1886–1961) that presents a "theory of cooperation and organization" and "a study of the functions and of the methods of operation of executives in formal organizations". It was originally published in 1938; a Thirtieth Anniversary edition, published in 1968, is still in print.
The book is notable for its focus on how organizations actually operate, instead of previous approaches to organizations that emphasized "prescriptive principles. It has been praised for being one of the first books to consider leadership from a social and psychological viewpoint.