Books by Peter Drucker

Peter Drucker's lively and thoughtful memoirs are now available in paperback with a new introduction by the author. He writes with wit and spirit about people he has encountered in a long and varied life, including Sigmund Freud, Henry Luce, Alfred Sloan, John L. Lewis, and Marshall McLuhan. After beginning with his childhood in Vienna during and after World War I, Drucker moves on to Europe in the 1920s and early 1930s, describing the imminent doom posed by Hitler and the Nazis. He then goes on to describe London during the 1930s, America during the New Deal era, the World War II years, and beyond. According to John Brooks of The New York Times Book Review, "Peter Drucker is at a corner cafe, delightfully regaling anyone who will listen with tales of what must be one of the more varied-and for a practitioner of such a narrow skill as that of management counseling, astonishing-of contemporary professional lives." Dorothy Rabinowitz of the Washington Post writes, "The famous are here as well as the infamous.... All are the beneficiaries, for better or for worse, of Drucker's unerring eye for psychological detail, his remorseless curiosity, and his imaginative sympathy.... Drucker's book appears in a stroke to have restored the art of the memoir and of the essay." Adventures of a Bystander reflects Drucker's vitality, infinite curiosity, and interest in people, ideas, and the forces behind them. His book is a personal and informal account of the rich life of an independent man of letters, a life that spans eight decades and two continents. It will be of interest to scholars and professionals in the business world, historians, sociologists, and admirers of Peter Drucker.

Drucker looks at the General Motors managerial organization from within during the closing years of World War II. He tries to understand what makes the company work so effectively, what are its core principles, and how they contribute to its successes. The themes his volumes addresses go far beyond the business corporation, into a consideration of the dynamics of the so-called corporate state itself.

The closing decades of the twentieth century have been characterized as a period of disruption and discontinuity in which the structure and meaning of economy, polity, and society have been radically altered

In The Pension Fund Revolution, originally published nearly two decades ago under the title The Unseen Revolution, Drucker reports that institutional investors, especially pension funds, have become the controlling owners of America's large companies, the country's only capitalists

In The New Society, Peter Drucker extended his previous works The Future of Industrial Man and The Concept of the Corporation into a systematic, organized analysis of the industrial society that emerged out of World War II

In The End of Economic Man, long recognized as a cornerstone work, Peter F

The closing decades of the twentieth century have been characterized as a period of disruption and discontinuity in which the structure and meaning of economy, polity, and society have been radically altered

Concept of the Corporation was the first study ever of the constitution, structure, and internal dynamics of a major business enterprise

Intelligence, imagination and knowledge may all be wasted in an executive job without the acquired habits of mind that convert these into results. This title ranges widely through the annals of business and government to demonstrate the distinctive skill of the executive. It identifies five talents essential to effectiveness.

In The New Society, Peter Drucker extended his previous works The Future of Industrial Man and The Concept of the Corporation into a systematic, organized analysis of the industrial society that emerged out of World War II

In The Pension Fund Revolution, originally published nearly two decades ago under the title The Unseen Revolution, Drucker reports that institutional investors, especially pension funds, have become the controlling owners of America's large companies, the country's only capitalists

Introduction Part 1: The New World-View Part 2: From Progress to Innovation 1.

"Originally published in 1874 by Dunker & Humbolt, Leipzig, as Psychologie vom empirischen Standpunkte."

Written in two parts which is the result of a dialogue between two of the world's leading business figures, Peter F Drucker and Isao Nakauchi on international themes. Their dialogue considers the changes occurring in the economic world and identifies the challenges that free markets and enterprises face with specific reference to China and Japan.

With an insight, this work describes the changes that are affecting politics, business and society itself.

The 'new realities' refer to the state of government, society and the economy in the USA, Japan, Western Europe, Russia and the Third World. This book attempts to define the concerns, issues and controversies which will become the realities of the future.

Tackles the key issues facing managers in the 1990s: how to manage in rapidly changing environments. This book lays the foundation for change management. It is concerned with the immediate future of business, society and the economy. It aims at being a practical book for the decision maker, whether in the private or the public sector.

Features more than 30 talks from one of management's most important figures. This book proves that responsible behavior and good business can, in fact, exist hand in hand.

Presents a collection of thirty-five articles and essays, and an interview and afterword. This volume enables the executives to see and to understand the long-range implications and impacts of their immediate, everyday, urgent actions and decisions.

Divided into four parts, this book offers searching analysis of the 'information revolution' and the knowledge society it has created.

Aims to be a management guide, enabling readers to examine their own work and performance, to diagnose their weaknesses and to improve their own effectiveness as well as the results of the enterprise they are responsible for.

Looks afresh at the future of management thinking and practice. This title deals with the challenges facing various organizations.

Identifies the key success factors in managing performance. This book deals with: what must be done to make the organization perform, prosper and grow - what the executive, the maker of decisions, must do to move the enterprise forward. It is useful for students of management as well as executives in industry and commerce.

Studies how modern-day managers, whether in business or public service, can perform effectively. This book takes an international view, exploring management problems in Great Britain, Western Europe, Japan, and Latin America, and suggests how these problems can be tackled.

What is management? What is a manager? This volume spans the main dimensions of management and its themes are based on Drucker's direct experience as an adviser to businesses, government departments, public institutions, and as a widely sought lecturer.

Illustrates the discussion of management by quoting the author's interviews with top executives from non-profit making organizations. This book discusses the issues of mission, performance, people and relationships, leadership and developing managers, and provides Action Implications.

Talks about management, the individual and society. This book covers aspects such as what the non-profits are teaching business and the information that executives need today. It gives advice on knowing your own strengths and values, your time. It describes the coming of the entrepreneurial society and citizenship through the social sector.

Suitable for managers, entrepreneurs, and business persons, this book covers topics ranging across many fields of the author's work: management, business and the world economy; a changing society; innovation and entrepreneurship; decision-making; and, the changing workforce and the non-profit and their management.