Concept of the Corporation

Drucker, Peter F.

Published by The John Day Company - New York, 1946

About this Item

Black cloth on boards with bright silver gilt lettering on front and spine. Book is tight, square, relatively sharp-cornered and free of markings or flaws on the exterior. Inside has name of prior owner inside front cover, 5-6 pages with underlinings, 2-3 pages with brief notes in the margins. Prior owner was professor of public policy and sociology at Harvard and Bennington, Olvier Garceau. First Edition, First Printing. Alas, without DJ, hence the reasonable price for a rare and important book. The landmark bestselling study of Big Business, in which Drucker dissected the organization, structure, and internal dynamics of the (at the time) world's largest manufacturing corporation- General Motors. His writings have predicted many of the major developments of the late twentieth century, including privatization and decentralization; the rise of Japan to economic world power; the decisive importance of marketing; and the emergence of the information society with its necessity of lifelong learning. In 1959, Drucker coined the term "knowledge worker," and later in his life considered knowledge-worker productivity to be the next frontier of management. He was even awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Pres. Bush in 2002. 1st/1st.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Concept of the Corporation
• Publisher: The John Day Company - New York
• Publication Date: 1946
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Economics
  • Corporate Governance/Organization
  • Business & Industry