American Management Association; Organization theory; Letters
After reading James Worthy's paper on organization structure, Drucker asserts his preference to distinguish managerial autonomy based on an independent business unit, from managerial autonomy created purely by administrative decision.
Drucker congratulates James Worthy on the publication of Big Business and Free Men. Drucker also mentions that he is working on a series of articles that he would like Worthy to view. 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.).
Authors and publishers; Kantrow, Alan M., 1947-; Public relations consultants; Wall Street journal; Letters
Drucker feels he is not the right person to write on a subject he is not the inventor of in the Wall Street Journal. He also suggests that James Worthy contact Alan Kantrow, a senior editor, at the Harvard Business Review, to get Worthy's article...
Competition; Computers; Control Data Corporation; International Business Machines Corporation; Japan; Letters
Drucker tells James Worthy he is impressed with the prospectus for the Alpha Center for Public/Private Initiatives, Inc., but declines to take part in any capacity of it, because he is very busy. On a different matter, Drucker claims that Control...
Congresses and conventions; Letters; Social organization
Drucker is unhappy that he will not be able to attend a symposium honoring James Worthy' work and career in person. He goes on to say that he has known Worthy for more than forty years and that Worthy was the first person to point out the...
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...
Claremont Graduate School; Economist Newspaper Limited; General Motors Corporation; Harvard Business School; Management consulting; New York University. Graduate School of Business Administration; Nonprofit organizations; Stanford University....
After reading a story about himself in the October 1, 1994 issue of The Economist, Drucker writes the editor, Bill Emmot, Esq., to show his appreciation, and clarify some statements made in the story.
International Management Congress; McNamara, Robert S., 1916-; Letters
Drucker is delighted to hear that the Honorable Thomas D. Morris, Inspector General of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare is presenting a paper on Robert McNamara and writes his thoughts about him. Drucker also urges Morris to...
Drucker asks John C. Shaw, Dean of the Peter F. Drucker Graduate School of Management to contact Dr. Guido Stein, the Secretario General of the Universidad de Navarra in Pamplona, Spain, who is interested in Drucker's work. Drucker also informs...
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...
Brent Bowers, the author of 1,000 Years, 1,000 People: Ranking the Men and Women Who Shaped the Millennium, sends Drucker a copy of the book which features him and asks Drucker to comment on his reaction. Contains Bowers' original signature.
Herbert V. Brotspies states that the concepts outlined in Drucker's books were valuable and insightful to his management career and thanks him for influencing his successful business career. Contains Brotspies' original signature.
Bob Buford tells Drucker he is leaving a useful legacy and suggests cultivating it. After Buford's discussion with Tom Luce, Luce suggests creating a vehicle for the purpose of administering Drucker's work.
Leo Cherne, the chairman of the International Rescue Committee, Inc. (IRC), is honored that Drucker has decided to chair the Refugee Emergency Fund and shares the importance of advancing the policy of the IRC. Contains Cherne's original signature.
Letters; Sears, Roebuck and Company; Union Pacific Railroad Company
James C. Worthy addresses the issue of industrial development and the role Sears will play in assisting small towns in the United States, such as Kearney, Nebraska, to move away from depending solely on agricultural resources.
Letters; Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005; Worthy, James C.; Wood, Robert E. (Robert Elkington), 1879-1969; Authorship
James C. Worthy has asked Peter Drucker to comment on the manuscript about General Wood and has explained his use of sources, the necessity of an epilogue and the general structure of the manuscript.
