Frank L. Sweetser
Born(1873-06-02)June 2, 1873
DiedDecember 17, 1953(1953-12-17) (aged 80)
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)management consultant, business executive, and organizational theorist

Frank Loel Sweetser (June 2, 1873 – December 17, 1953) was an American pioneer management consultant, business executive, and organizational theorist. He was general manager of the Dutchess Manufacturing Company,[1] and served as president of the American Management Association,[2] and of the National Association of Cost Accountants, now Institute of Management Accountants.[3][4]

Biography

Sweetser was born in 1873 in Wilton, New Hampshire, son of Harrison Cole Sweetser, a traveling salesman, and Abby Ann (Walton) Sweetser.[5] Sweetser came into prominence early 1920s as author of a series articles on cost accounting, published in the System magazine. In those years he served as general manager of the Dutchess Manufacturing Company, a trouser manufacturers at Poughkeepsie, N. Y.

In 1925 Sweetser was elected president of the American Management Association for 1927 at their recent annual meeting,[6] as successor of Sam A. Lewisohn and was in 1928 succeeded by William W. Kincaid.[2] In 1927 he also served as new chairman of the International Garments Manufacturers' Association,[7] and in the year 1928-29 he served as president of the National Association of Cost Accountants.[8][9]

In 1930 Sweetser became partner in the consulting firm of Stevenson, Harrison & Jordan,[10] and later senior partner. He also became partner in the National Photo Laboratories.[4]

Family and deaths

Sweetser married Lura Hill Parker on June 22, 1897,[5] and they had 3 children and lived in Montclair, New Jersey. Sweetser died on December 27, 1953, in New York City at the age of 79 after a brief illness.[4]

His son, Frank L. Sweetser Jr. (1913–1994), became a notable sociologist,[11] at the department of sociology at the Indiana University.[12]

Selected publications

  • Frank L. Sweetser. Financial management of the Dutchess Manufacturing Company, 1925.
  • Paul W. Herring, F. L. Sweetser, Joseph M. Meyers. Following Up Complaints and Errors. American Management Association Office executives' division. Committee on salary standardization, 1925.
Articles, a selection
  • Sweetser, F. L., "Things We Learned from Making Over a Business," System, November, 1923.
  • Sweetser, F. L., "Why Our Labor Costs Are Low," System, December, 1923.
  • Sweetser, F. L., "Coaching Our Workers to Meet 1924 Labor Costs," System, February, 1924.
  • Frank L. Sweetser. "Operationg data for line officials." in: Handbook Of Business Administration, Leona Powell (ed.). 1931. p. 681-702
  • Frank L. Sweetser. "Essentials in Budgeting." in: Handbook Of Business Administration, Leona Powell (ed.). 1931. p. 1536-1554
  • Sweetser, F. L. 1937. "Standard costs simplified for garment manufacturers." N.A.C.A. Bulletin (August 1): 1309–1330.

References

  1. ↑ Leona Powell (ed.). Handbook Of Business Administration, 1931.
  2. 1 2 Factory: The Magazine of Management, Volume 38. 1927. p. 40:
  3. ↑ National Association of Accountants. Proceedings of the International Cost Conference, 1929. p. 3
  4. 1 2 3 Management News, Volumes 26-32. 1953. p. ix
  5. 1 2 Philip Starr Sweetser. Seth Sweetser and His Descendants. 1938. p. 282
  6. ↑ The Clothier and Furnisher, Volumes 107-108. 1925. p. 68
  7. ↑ Factory: The Magazine of Management. Volume 39. 1927. p. 58
  8. ↑ Paper Trade Journal, Volume 87, Part 2, 1928. p. 69
  9. ↑ International Congress on Accounting, 1929. p. 922
  10. ↑ Norman Charles Firth, Arthur H. Little, System and Business Management, Volume 58. 1930. p. 224
  11. ↑ Frank L. Sweetser, Densho Encyclopedia, 2017.
  12. ↑ Mark S. Gaylord, John F. Galliher. The Criminology of Edwin Sutherland. 1988. p. 129.
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