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Karol Adamiecki

(Dąbrowa Górnicza , 18

March 1866 – 16 May 1933,

Warsaw, Poland) was a

Polish economist, engineer

and management

researcher.

Adamiecki graduated in engineering from

the university in St. Petersburg , Russia, in

1891. He then returned to Dąbrowa

Górnicza where he was in charge of a

steel rolling mill. While working in the

steel industry he developed his ideas on

management. In 1919 he joined the

Warsaw Polytechnic as a

lecturer, becoming a professor in 1922. He

was the founder and first director (1925–

1933) of the Institute of Scientific

Organization (Instytut Naukowej

Organizacji) in Warsaw. He served as vice

president of the European Association of

Scientific Management (Europejskie

Stowarzyszenie Naukowego Zarządzania).

Karol Adamiecki was a prominent

management researcher in Eastern and

Central Europe. He began his research at

the Institute of Technology in St.

Petersburg, Russia (1884–90), then moved

to Poland.

Life

He did most of his research and

observations in the field of metallurgy.

He is the author of the law of harmony in

management:

harmony should comprise three parts:

-harmony of choice (all production tools

should be mutually compatible, with

special regard to their output production

speed)

-harmony of doing (the importance of

time coordination — schedules and

timetables)

-harmony of spirit (the importance of

creating a good team)

What he do?