1st Edition

Peter Drucker and Management

By Karen E. Linkletter Copyright 2024
204 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

204 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

204 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Peter Drucker is arguably the world’s most influential management writer, but his contributions as a social theorist and philosopher are also notable. This book presents Drucker as a key thinker, whose work encompasses ideas beyond management practice. Illuminating Drucker as a complex figure, this book highlights how his work draws upon, impacts, and intersects fields such as technology,... Read more

Acknowledgements

 

Introduction

 

Chapter 1 – Drucker the European

 

Chapter 2 – Drucker the Social Theorist

 

Chapter 3 – Drucker and the Practice of Management

 

Chapter 4 – Drucker and Effective Leadership

 

Chapter 5 – Drucker and the Knowledge Society

 

Chapter 6 – Drucker and Innovation and Entrepreneurship

 

Chapter 7 – Drucker and the Role of Government

 

Chapter 8 – Drucker and Technology

 

Chapter 9 – Drucker the Social Ecologist

 

Conclusion

 

Biography

Karen E. Linkletter is the Director of the Management as a Liberal Art Research Institute, USA.

"Karen Linkletter combines deep knowledge about Peter Drucker’s life and work with her historian’s lens and sensibility. Her important book demonstrates how the study and application of Drucker’s writing and work on management fits in a wider societal context, and remains relevant in a world of change and uncertainty."

Bruce Rosenstein, Managing Editor, Leader to Leader; author of Create Your Future the Peter Drucker Way and Living in More Than One World: How Peter Drucker's Wisdom Can Inspire and Transform Your Life

“Around the globe, scholars have finally begun to understand the contribution of Peter Drucker beyond management theory and practice. Karen Linkletter puts his work into historical context, connecting the dots to create a unique portrait. Offering not only a compelling reference on Drucker’s ideas, impact and passion, this book is also a gift to the profession of management.”

Timo Meynhardt, Dr. Arend Oetker Chair of Business Psychology and Leadership, HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management, Germany