Erwin Schell

Erwin Haskell Schell (29 Sept. 1889 – 1965) was an American engineer, organizational theorist, management author and Dean of the MIT Department of Business and Engineering from 1930 through 1951. The school later became the MIT Sloan School of Management.

Biography Youth and early career Born in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1889, Schell obtained his BSc from MIT in 1912.

After his graduation Schell started his career in industry as operation manager for the American Locomotive Company in Rhode Island in 1912–13. Next he was resident engineer for H.C. Reynes, Inc. for two years; industrial engineer and labor manager for the United States Cartridge Company in 1915–16; Treasurer at the Henry F. Miller & Sons Piano Company for another years; and industrial engineer at the American International Shipbuilding Corporation for another two years.

Selected publications Schell, Erwin Haskell, and Harold Hazen Thurlby. Problems in industrial management. AW Shaw Company, 1927. Schell, Erwin Haskell. Administrative proficiency in business. (1936). Schell, Erwin Haskell. New strength for new leadership. (1942). Schell, Erwin Haskell. The Technique of Executive Action. (1942). Schell, Erwin Haskell. Technique of executive control. (1950). Schell, Erwin Haskell. Technique of Administration. Mcgraw-hill, New York, 1951.