Classic Drucker: From the Pages of Harvard Business Review

by Peter F. Drucker

Overview

For nearly half a century, Peter Drucker inspired and educated managers—and powerfully shaped the nature of business—with his landmark articles in Harvard Business Review. Here, framed by a thoughtful introduction from "HBR" editor Thomas A. Stewart, is a priceless collection of Drucker's most significant work. Through his unique lens, Drucker traces the evolution of the great shifts in organizations and the role of managers in the ongoing effort to balance change with continuity. He paints a clear, comprehensive picture of management thinking and practice—as it was and as it will be. Revealing a celebrated thinker at his best, Classic Drucker offers a wealth of insights and practical guidelines for managers seeking to address today's thorniest organizational challenges.For example, you'll find selections on how to enhance your company's innovative prowess, make effective decisions, raise knowledge workers' productivity, remain engaged and productive during a long work life, know when the assumptions on which your business was founded must change, and get the data you need to execute your company's competitive strategy. Doing what's right for your company will always be challenging. But thanks to the clear focus, broad vision, and practical wisdom of Peter Drucker, the task is now a little less daunting.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781422101681
Publisher:	Harvard Business Review Press
Publication date:	03/01/2006
Edition description:	1ST
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 9.60(h) x (d)

About the Author

Peter Drucker was a writer, teacher, and consultant. His thirty-four books have been published in more than seventy languages. He founded the Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management, and counseled thirteen governments, public services institutions, and major corporations.

Table of Contents

	Introduction	vii
Part I	The Manager's Responsibilities
1	Managing Oneself	3
2	The Theory of the Business	21
3	The Effective Decision	35
4	They're Not Employees, They're People	49
5	How to Make People Decisions	61
6	The Discipline of Innovation	69
7	Managing for Business Effectiveness	81
Part II	The Executive's World
8	The Information Executives Truly Need	99
9	What Makes an Effective Executive	115
10	The Coming of the New Organization	127
11	The New Society of Organizations	139
12	The New Productivity Challenge	155
13	What Business Can Learn from Nonprofits	169
14	Management and the World's Work	181
15	The Post-Capitalist Executive: An Interview with Peter F. Drucker	197
	Index	211