1st Edition

Landmarks of Tomorrow A Report on the New Post Modern World

290 Pages

by Routledge

290 Pages

by Routledge

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Landmarks of Tomorrow forecasts changes in three major areas of human life and experience. The first part of the book treats the philosophical shift from a Cartesian universe of mechanical cause to a new universe of pattern, purpose, and process. Drucker discusses the power to organize men of knowledge and high skill for joint effort and performance as a key component of this change. The second... Read more

Introduction to the 1996 Edition

Introduction: This Post-Modem World

Part 1: The New World-View

Part 2: From Progress to Innovation

1. The New Perception of Order

2. The Power of Innovation

3. Innovation-The New Conservatism?

Part 3: Beyond Collectivism and Individualism

4. The New Organization

5. From Magnate to Manager

6. Beyond Collectivism and Individualism

Part 4: The New Frontiers