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.
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...
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.
Letters; Control Data Corporation; Meetings; Norris, William C., 1911-2006
James C. Worthy discusses numerous meetings, ranging from a visit to the Graduate Business School of New York University to Control Data Corporation board meetings to his flight to Jamaica, where he is working on a project for Bill Norris, founder...
James C. Worthy discusses his wishes to meet with Peter Drucker for a breakfast meeting and a ride down to the university. In addition, he asks how Doris is getting along with her word processor and computer.
Letters; Claremont Graduate School; College teaching; Teacher-student relationships
Cathy Taylor, a former student updates Drucker on what she has accomplished since first taking classes from Drucker and thanks him for his efforts in the classroom.
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.
Vladislav Inozemtsev writes that he is sending a copy of Drucker's interview from a Russian scientific magazine and comments on the projects he is working on. Contains Inozemtsev's original signature.
Letters; International relations; Nonprofit organizations; United States - Politics and government
After hearing Drucker speak before the Economic Club of Washington, Anthony Downs, senior fellow at the Brookings Institute, encloses a copy of points that made the greatest impression on him. Contains Downs' original signature.
Sandra Sennett Tully, assistant to the president and assistant secretary to the board of CARE, Inc. (Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere), tells Sidney E. Harris, dean and professor of management at the Peter F. Drucker Graduate...
Books; South America; Teacher-student relationships
Lawrence Tollenare shares the background of the books in his library, his academic career, and his introduction to Drucker while promoting large pipeline projects in South America.
Essays; Publishers and publishing; Stahl, Friedrich Julius, 1802-1861
A list of works that includes Peter Drucker’s monograph, “Friedrich Julius Stahl Konservative Staatslehre und Geschichtliche Entwicklung” written in German. The list contains handwritten notes.
A report from Drucker's CARE (Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere) seminar, listing participants, the agenda, and discussing CARE's donor base. Contains handwritten notes on the cover page and is stamped "Feb 18 1983."
Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005; Kimizuka, Yoshirō, 1921-; Japan; Economy and society; Management; General Motors Corporation; Economic development; Capitalism; Banks and banking; Letters; Books; Depreciation; Saving and investment;...
A reprint of the Report of Denkitsushin University, volume 16; 1965, entitled, "The Question of Profit: to be or not to be" by Yoshirō Kimizuka. Major contents include: letters to and from Drucker related to the title, and a brief analysis of the...
