Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993; General Motors Corporation; International Union, United Automobile Workers of America (CIO); Mexico; Volunteers; Performance; Girl Scouts of the United States of America; Responsibility; Strategic planning; Labor unions;...
A transcript from the Cesar Chavez and Richard Ybarra debriefing following a session with Peter Drucker. Chavez and Ybarra discuss leadership and the relationship between paid staff and volunteers. Chavez says that Drucker advised him that if...
Knowledge workers; Privatization; International Business Machines Corporation; World War II
Peter Drucker discusses various terms and concepts that he coined throughout the course of his career and how he was the first person to view a corporation as an institution. He goes on to compare a corporation to an orchestra, with the CEO as its...
Nonprofit organizations; Success; Money; Management; Knowledge workers; Rosenstein, Bruce
Peter Drucker discusses his thoughts on various topics including his observations of individuals who have made career decisions based upon being money-focused versus achievement-focused, and his own ability to continually re-invent himself. He goes...
Peter Drucker discusses his thoughts on various topics including the importance of experience for a young knowledge worker and the ineffectiveness of MBA programs on younger students. He goes on to discuss his career as a teacher and to explain...
Atsuo Ueda writes Amy Donnelly, the oral history coordinator for the Peter F. Drucker Archive, that he is sending a copy of his story for the archive. Letter contains Ueda's handwritten notes.
Books; Letters; Management consulting; Philosophers; Social ecology
Dr. Fredmund Malik, a professor at St. Gallen University, returns a consent form that was sent from Amy Donnelly, of Claremont Graduate University, and submits a reflective essay describing his relationship with Drucker. He credits Drucker for his...
William H. Donaldson, Co-founder and senior advisor of Donaldson, Lufkin, & Jenrette, Inc., sends Amy Donnelly of Claremont Graduate University, a letter for the Oral History Project for the Peter F. Drucker Archive. Contains Donaldson's original...
Peter Drucker's monograph, "Die Judenfrage in Deutschland" ("The Jewish Question in Germany"), written in German. It contains handwritten notes and a Nazi stamp.
Memorandum; Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005; Ellis, Charles D.; Smith, Rodger F.; Consultants; Consulting firms; Research; Greenwich Research Associates
John P. Rudy writes a memorandum to Charles Ellis, Allan Munro, and Rodger Smith, discussing the two topics that should be given priority attention, and a third agenda item for continuing reflection, based upon their session with Peter Drucker.
Drucker, Doris; Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005; Hart, Ann Weaver; Oral biography; Mission statements; Linkletter, Karen E.
The Claremont Graduate University History Department provides an introduction describing the oral history project collection. The oral histories include interviews with Mr. & Mrs. Drucker as well as personal and professional acquaintances. The...
Business Japan; Consultants; Education, Higher; Human capital; Nonprofit organizations; Organizational behavior; Oral biography; ServiceMaster Company
Bill Pollard, chairman of ServiceMaster, LLP discusses how Drucker influenced him personally and as an executive and how he helped ServiceMaster define itself as an organization. Page 12 is missing.
Buford, Bob; Business, culture and change; Leader to Leader Institute; Oral biography; Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management
Bob Buford, the Chairman of the Buford Foundation and member of Board of Directors of the Peter F. Drucker Archive and Institute, discusses how Drucker personally affected his life and career.
Buford, Bob; Business, culture and change; Leader to Leader Institute; Oral biography; Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management
Edited draft of the oral history transcript of Bob Buford's interview. Bob Buford is the Chairman of the Buford Foundation and is on the Board of Directors of the Peter F. Drucker Archive and Institute. Buford discusses how Drucker personally...
Accounting; Aerojet-General Corporation. Von Karman Center. Life Systems Division; Business cycles; Business; Conflict management; Mathematical models; McGregor, Douglas; Mechanics, Analytic; United States. Dept. of Defense. Independent Research...
One of two edited draft copies, contains corrections by Bradley Jacobs of his oral history interview. Bradley Jacobs, former Orange County assessor, discusses his professional relationship with Peter Drucker and how Jacobs applied his theories in...
Accounting; Aerojet-General Corporation. Von Karman Center. Life Systems Division; Business cycles; Business; Conflict management; Mathematical models; McGregor, Douglas; Mechanics, Analytic; United States. Dept. of Defense. Independent Research...
One of two edited draft copies, with notes by Bradley Jacobs, of his oral history interview. Bradley Jacobs, former Orange County assessor, discusses his professional relationship with Peter Drucker and how Jacobs applied his theories in the...
Accounting; Aerojet-General Corporation. Von Karman Center. Life Systems Division; Business cycles; Business; Conflict management; Mathematical models; McGregor, Douglas; Mechanics, Analytic; Oral biography; United States. Dept. of Defense....
Bradley Jacobs, former Orange County assessor, discusses his professional relationship with Peter Drucker. Jacobs describes how he applied Drucker's theories in the public and private sector.
Ford Motor Company; Management; Oral biography; Petersen, Donald E.; Welch, Jack, 1935-
Edited draft copy, labeled number two of the oral history transcript of Donald Petersen's interview. Donald Petersen, former Chairman of the Ford Motor Company, discusses how Peter Drucker helped him manage people and apply his theories on business...
Ford Motor Company; Management; Oral biography; Petersen, Donald E.; Welch, Jack, 1935-
Edited draft, Xerox copy of the oral history transcript of Donald Petersen's interview. Donald Petersen, former Chairman of the Ford Motor Company, discusses how Peter Drucker helped him manage people and apply his theories on business management.
Child rearing; Drucker, Doris; Education; Oral biography; Schools; World War II United States
Doris Drucker discusses her life in America in the late 1940’s and early 1950’s with her family. She describes living in Vermont, child rearing and education environment. Drucker touches on her career moves as a patent agent, editor and market...
