Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005; Fundación Compromiso; Books; Volunteers; Church; Claremont Graduate University; Hesselbein, Frances; Argentina; Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management
In this letter, Peter Drucker writes to Carolina Biquard to congratulate her on the success of her journal and her progress on her other projects. He tells her that he thinks her project on volunteers is the most important and goes on to discuss...
Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005; Simon, Hermann; Books; Authorship; Writing; Germany; Paul II, Pope, 1417-1471; Austria; Banks and banking; Language and languages
This is an article written by Hermann Simon about Peter Drucker. He outlines many of Drucker's unique skills and abilities. Simon heavily focuses on Drucker's ability to ground theories about the future in history. This was translated from German...
Authorship; Education - Curricula; Letters; Worthy, James C.; Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005
Drucker agrees with James Worthy's curriculum and believes that the splintering of management learning is senseless. Drucker also states he is working on a book and congratulates Worthy on his "retirement." Contains Drucker's original signature.
Kellogg School of Management; Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.); Wood, Robert E. (Robert Elkington), 1879-1969; Letters; Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005; Worthy, James C.
James Worthy, now a professor at Northwestern University, is congratulated by Drucker on his new position. Drucker also states that he enjoyed Worthy's paper on General Wood and his approach to management. Signed Peter F. Drucker (d.d.).
Claremont Graduate University--Faculty; Coca Cola (Trademark); Drucker, Doris; Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005; Management consulting; Personnel management; Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005--Philosophy; Interviews
Michael O’Connor, former Drucker School adjunct professor, first became acquainted with Peter Drucker when seeking his advice about writing the company constitution and credits Drucker with helping him “get the human element into the...
Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005--Philosophy; Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005; Claremont Graduate University--Faculty; Claremont Graduate University; Interviews
The President of Claremont Graduate University from 1998-2004, Upham worked with Peter Drucker when he was a “very illustrious” faculty member. Upham believes Drucker to be as much a social philosopher as a professor of management, and that...
Perception; Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005--Philosophy; Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005; Interviews
Jim Hunt remembers working with Peter Drucker on the Claremont Graduate University’s Board of Visitors. Hunt relates that Drucker “thinks through things in a humanistic way.”
Drucker, Doris; Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005--Philosophy; Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005; Claremont Graduate University--Faculty; Claremont Graduate University; Classroom environment; Lecture method in teaching; ;...
Synthia Molina was a student in Peter Drucker’s class at the Claremont Graduate University (M.B.A. 1989). Her first impression of the professor was that of “an old guy” who could not keep his thoughts in order. Before the class was over,...
Business education; Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005; Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005--Philosophy; Interviews; Management; Ellsworth, Richard R.
Richard Ellsworth is professor of Management at Claremont Graduate University. He discusses Peter Drucker’s “high view of human beings” and also his understanding of reality that challenges individuals to rethink conventional wisdom. He...
Business ethics; Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005--Philosophy; Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005; General Motors Corporation; Interviews; Leadership; Lecture method in teaching; Nonprofit organizations
Wes Balda was director of the executive management program at Claremont. He describes Drucker’s lecture method as using “impeccable logic” and having “incredible clarity.” Balda also shares some lesser-known facts about Drucker,...
Business education; Decision making; Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005--Philosophy; Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005; Interviews; Lecture method in teaching
Lucinda Worthington was a student at Claremont who transferred from history to Peter Drucker’s program because she felt his philosophy spoke to her and she appreciated his values of “responsibility, moving forward, risk taking with analysis,...
Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005--Philosophy; Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005; Education, Humanistic; General Motors Corporation; Interviews
Arne Hilger is a Drucker School alumna who first became acquainted with Peter Drucker through reading his books, which she discovered were in line with her own thinking. She discusses how Peter Drucker's European education contributed to his...
Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005--Philosophy; Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005; Interviews; Management; Organizational behavior
John Seely Brown has worked as chief scientist at the Xerox Corporation. In this interview, he talks about how Peter Drucker has brought "so much humanity to the study of management" and how Drucker understands both management theory and practice.
Interviews; Deming, W. Edwards (William Edwards), 1900-1993; Juran, J. M. (Joseph M.), 1904-; Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005; Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005--Philosophy; Journalism; Pensions; International Union,...
T. George Harris worked on the editorial staff of Time magazine from 1949-1962, launched a short-lived magazine Careers Today with Peter Drucker, and went on to serve as editor of Psychology Today from 1969-1976. Harris describes Drucker as "a...
Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005; Typewriting; Telephone calls; Reading; Fax machines
B-Roll footage of Peter F. Drucker working in his office. He pretends to receive a fax, type on a typewriter, reads silently, and makes and receives improvised phone calls. During an improvised call he claims that, “…no I don’t want to do...
Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005; Management; Economy and society; Middle East; Retirement; Emigration and immigration; Medical care; Education; Manufacturing processes; Corporations
Drucker discusses the future of management and how he believes that society will take precedence over economy. He predicts that developed countries will need to find a way to rid themselves of their dependence on Middle Eastern oil. He discusses...
Interviews; Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005; General Electric Company; Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Millhouse), 1913-1994; Peace Corps (U.S.); Borch, Fred J., 1910-; ServiceMaster Foundation; Enron Corp.; Japan; Canada; Cross, Dolores...
In this interview Drucker discusses his early work with General Electric in the 1950s, his work with Fred Borch (later CEO of General Electric) and the types of consulting he did for the company. He compares the work he did with GE to his...
Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005; Management; Argentina; Hesselbein, Frances; Fundación Compromiso
Peter Drucker writes to Carolina Biquard informing her that she is not Frances Hesselbein's disciple or his "grandchild" when it comes to management. He insists that Carolina is their colleague, associate, and teacher and should think of herself as...
