Management - Softcover

Peter F. Drucker

Softcover

ISBN 10: 075060445X ISBN 13: 9780750604451

Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd, 1991

Synopsis

Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices Management is an organized body of knowledge. "This book," in Peter Drucker's words, "tries to equip the manager with the understanding, the thinking, the knowledge and the skills for today's and also tomorrow's jobs." This management classic has been developed and tested during more than thirty years of teaching management in universities, in executive programs and seminars and through the author's close work with managers as a consultant for large and small businesses, government agencies, hospitals and schools. Drucker discusses the tools and techniques of successful management practice that have been proven effective, and he makes them meaningful and easily accessible. Author Peter F. Drucker was born in 1909 in Vienna and was educated there and in England. He received his doctorate in public and international law while working as a newspaper reporter in Frankfurt, Germany, and then worked as an economist for an international bank in London. In 1927, he came to the United States. Drucker's management books and analyses of economics and society are widely read and respected throughout the world and have been translated into more than 20 languages. He also has written a lively autobiography, two novels, and several volumes of essays. He has been a frequent contributor to various magazines and journals over the years and is an editorial columnist for The Wall Street Journal. Drucker has four children and six grandchildren. A hiker and student of Japan and Japanese art, he lives with his wife, Doris, in Claremont, California.

About this title

About the Author

Peter F. Drucker is considered the most influential management thinker ever. The author of more than twenty-five books, his ideas have had an enormous impact on shaping the modern corporation. Drucker passed away in 2005.

Review

"He covers a great deal of ground. His style is crisp, often arresting . . . A host of stories and case histories from Sears Roebuck, Marks & Spencer, IBM, Siemens, Mitsubishi, and other modern giants lend color and credibility to the points he makes . . . Most wide-ranging and comprehensive."-- "The Economist""Essential."-- "Library Journal""A landmark in management studies . . . The material covered is important to all managers regardless of functional area and size of organization."-- "Choice

Edition details

• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 075060445X
• ISBN 13: 9780750604451
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 576