Jonathan Club; Currency; Gold standard; Dollar, American; Retirement age; Knowledge workers; China
In this transcript of Peter Drucker’s speech, delivered to the Jonathan Club in 1967, Drucker discusses the changing world economy. He begins by discussing currency and the fluctuating value of the U.S. dollar. He goes on to discuss dropping...
Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005; Mental illness; Pollard, C. William; ServiceMaster Company; World War II; CARE Inc.; Women; Bower, Marvin, 1903-; General Motors Company; Medicine; Hospitals; Railroads; Rockefeller, David, 1915-;...
This is an oral history interview with Peter Drucker, conducted by Karen Linkletter. Drucker describes what he has learned about management from ServiceMaster and CARE, and about differences he has had while working with General Motors. He also...
Letters; Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005; Bachmann, John W.; Meetings; Books; Edward D. Jones & Co.; Stockholders; Success
Peter Drucker writes John W. Bachmann, managing partner of Edward D. Jones & Company, saying that he hopes to pull together the main themes of their day on February 12, and the main themes in the comments and personal objectives of the the partners...
Lectures and lecturing; Management; Pontiac automobile; General Motors Company; General Electric Company; Sears, Roebuck and Company
During Peter Drucker’s lecture regarding the effective manager he begins by discussing his work with General Motors Company and Pontiac during the post-World War II period. He describes the contrasting cultures of Pontiac and GMC, tracing them...
Letters; Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005; Ueda, Atsuo, 1938-; Publishers and publishing; Newspapers; Advertising; Executives; Books; Businessmen; Keizai Dantai Rengōkai; Bookstores; Chūō Rōdō Saigai Bōshi Kyōkai (Japan);...
Atsuo Ueda writes Peter Drucker saying that he is attaching copies of advertisements that appeared in major newspapers, the "Weekly Diamond," and trains in the metropolitan area. He shares the comments of the four businessmen that appeared in the...
Associations, institutions, etc. - Membership; CARE Inc.
The program from CARE's (Cooperative for Assistance & Relief Everywhere) Corporate Council annual reception listing Peter Drucker as a founding member and speaker.
Lectures and lecturing; Raytheon Company; Defense industries; Electronics; Knowledge workers; Money; General Motors Corporation; Pensions; Risk; Uncertainty; Sloan, Alfred P. (Alfred Pritchard), 1875-1966; Rosenwald, Julius, 1862-1932; Sears,...
A student in Peter Drucker’s course on the next society makes a presentation on his company, Raytheon. He shares the company’s history and where it hopes to be in the future. Drucker critiques the presentation and talks about the book, "The...
Authorship; Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005; Ueda, Atsuo, 1938-; Management; Books; Publishers and publishing; Business; Activity-based costing; Nonprofit organizations; Corporate governance
The editor's afterword of "The Essential Drucker on Management" written by Atsuo Ueda. "July 18" is crossed out, and "Aug. 3" is handwritten on page 1.
Interviews; Letters; Church; Management; Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005; Priests; Nonprofit organizations; Ordination of women; Leadership; Audiocassettes; Advisory boards; Buford, Bob; Voluntarism
Dolly Patterson, director of communications of the Church Divinity School of the Pacific, writes Sidney E. Harris, dean of the Peter Drucker Graduate Management Center saying that she is sending him interview materials. A special issue number...
Lectures and lecturing; Activity-based costing; Overhead costs; Coca-Cola Company; Automobile supplies industry; Yamazaki Seipan Kabushiki Kaisha; Medical care; Nonprofit organizations; Social security; Business enterprises; General Motors...
During Peter Drucker’s talk entitled "From Counting to Measurements" he discusses accounting and measurement. During his lecture, he talks about: activity based accounting, the Coca-Cola Company and independent bottlers, automobile companies,...
Letters; Ueda, Atsuo, 1938-; Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005; Authorship; Books; Translations; UNIQLO (Firm); Brand name products; Universities and colleges; China
Atsuo Ueda writes Peter Drucker saying that three copies of the draft of volume 3 is reaching him by airmail. He asks that Drucker add, delete, and change items he finds necessary. Ueda goes on to talk about the company "Uniqlo" and its factories...
Letters; Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005; Authorship; Magazines; Books; Influence (Psychology); Family-owned business enterprises; Meetings; Decentralization in management; Performance; Consultants
Martin D. Davidson, president of Southern Pipe & Supply Company, Inc., writes Peter Drucker stating his belief that Drucker is the best authority on the management of a business. He explains that this was confirmed after meeting with James...
Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005; Claremont Graduate School; Claremont Graduate University--Faculty; Books; Knowledge and learning; Knowledge workers; Management; Audiocassettes; Slaves; Farms; James, Henry, 1843-1916; Japan; Marx,...
This is an audio recording of the first in a series of lectures by Drucker, given on September 26, 1989. He discusses managing the knowledge worker. According to Drucker we are in a new reality, in which most employees will be doing knowledge...
Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005; Executives; Executive management; Executives - Training of; Books; Management; Manual workers; Organization; Knowledge workers; Learning; Education; Education, Higher; Time management; Planning;...
This recording is a summary of “The Effective Executive”. A narrator gives the summary followed by an interview with Peter Drucker. In this recording executives are defined as workers who, through their knowledge or position, make decisions...
After receiving a generous donation from General Electric to the Peter F. Drucker Archives and the Peter F. Drucker Graduate School of Management at Claremont Graduate University, Drucker thanks John F. Welch, Chairman and CEO of the General...
Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005; Fundación Compromiso; Argentina; Schmidheiny, Stephan, 1947-; Austin, James; Bank Boston Corp.; McKinsey and Company; Goldsmith, Marshall; Hesselbein, Frances; Repsol YPF (Firm); Public schools;...
Carolina Biquard writes to Peter Drucker to ask him if he would be willing to make a video supporting Fundación Compromiso. She goes on to inform him that she recently discovered that the company is facing a substantial deficit. She stresses...
Amazon.com (Firm); Birthday parties; Birthdays; Books; Demographic transition; Economy and society; Electronic commerce; Internet; Interviews; Investments; Japan; Programs; Retirement; Social ecology; Speeches, addresses, etc.; Tables of contents
The booklet from Peter Drucker's 90th birthday celebration in Tokyo, Japan. The booklet contains the program of events, Drucker's video address transcript, and an interview between Drucker and Amazon.com.
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...
