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Focuses on the new forces that are creating tomorrow's society. These are the forces of discontinuity in the social, political and economic landscape. Essentially, Drucker asks the reader, "What must we do to shape tomorrow?"
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Peter F. Drucker (1909-2005) is known by many as the father of modern management. He was Clarke Professor of Social Science and Management at Claremont Graduate School in California and was a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He is the author of over thirty-five books, including The Ecological Vision, The Concept of the Corporation, and A Functioning Society.
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"Professor Drucker's book has tremendous scope. . . . [It] is a useful, stimulating survey of the political and economic realities that may shape the next few decades."
—Wall Street Journal
"Peter F. Drucker . . . sees no challenge that cannot be met by America and the 'have' nations of the world provided they have the flexibility to recognize that a new era is upon us."
—Newsday
"The Age of Discontinuity is the kind of book that makes businessmen think thoughts they have never thought before.”
—The New York Times
"Drucker argues his case brilliantly."
—David Broder, Washington Post
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- PublisherHeinemann
- Publication date1969
- ISBN 10 0434903957
- ISBN 13 9780434903955
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages369
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