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...
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...
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...
An excerpt from Drucker's talk focusing on six major developments that will determine the success of a country, industry, company, and individual to Drucker School alumni.
CARE Inc.; Letters; Fund raising; International relations
Charles Sykes, the director of CARE (Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere), sends Phil Johnston, Fred Devine, Jack McBride, Ralph Devone, Beth Stumbo, Beryl Levinger, and George Radcliffe, a record of Drucker's comments about CARE's...
Art, Asian; Art, Japanese; Bennington College; Business consultants; Business, culture and change; College teaching; Consulting contracts United States; Education, Higher; Harvard University; Management Japan; Landscape painting, Japanese; Oral...
Edited draft, copy of the oral history transcript of Peter Drucker’s interview. Peter Drucker discusses his first teaching job in the United States and his teaching technique. He further details how he became involved in business consulting in...
Authorship; Lectures and lecturing; Speeches, addresses, etc.
Drucker is the 28th lecturer in The Claremont Colleges Annual Lecture Series. In his published informal talks, "Why We Are Not Making Much Progress," Drucker identifies three major misunderstandings of environmental advocates and problems...
CARE Inc.; Letters; Food supply; International relations; Medical care; Seminars; United States - Politics and government; Letters
Wallace J. Campbell, president of CARE (Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere) sends Morgan Williams, president of the Cooperative League of the USA, information discussed at the Second Annual Peter Drucker Management Seminar for CARE.
Bob Buford, of the Buford Foundation, writes that he has attached an outline describing Drucker's influence after having been asked, "What has Peter Drucker done for you as a mentor?" by Elaine Grant, a senior editor of Inc. Magazine.
Lectures and lecturing; International trade; Exports; China; Automobile industry and trade; Blue collar workers; Labor; Hospitals; Money; Medicare; General Electric Company; Cost accounting; Banks and banking; Japan; Management; Hospitals; Capital...
During Peter Drucker's talk entitled "Productivity: What We Know About It What We Must - and Can - Do About It” he discusses how productivity in money, physical resources, and administrative personnel can improve the performance of both...
Letters; Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005; Ueda, Atsuo, 1938-; Authorship; Books; Translations; Publishers and publishing; Manuscripts; Keizai Kōhō Sentā (Tokyo, Japan); Universities and colleges; Nihon Keizai Dantai Rengōkai
Atsuo Ueda writes Peter Drucker explaining his book translation process. He goes on to discuss raising money for a new college and the difference in Japanese book structure versus the way Drucker structures his books. In the postscript, he talks...
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...
Counselor and client; Management consultants; Management consulting; Sears, Roebuck and Company; Letters
Drucker outlines his policies regarding his contractual relationship with clients to James Worthy of Sears, Roebuck and Company. Handwritten note on letter.
Accounting; Consumers; Ethics; Europe; Lectures and lecturing; Management; Self-management (Psychology)
A transcription of Drucker's lecture on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the International Executive Development Center entitled, "Manage Yourself and Then Your Company: Set an Example."
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...
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,...
Lectures and lecturing; Presidents United States; Depressions; Telephone companies; Raw materials; Money; Japan; Exports; Imports; Agriculture and state; Debts, Public; Investments, Foreign; Subsidiary corporations; Stock exchanges; Business...
During Peter Drucker’s talk entitled "Beyond the Next Election – Policy Implications of the Federal Debt" he discusses what the national debt policy decisions will mean politically and economically for taxpayers and businesses. During his...
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...
