Letters; Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005; Buford, Bob; Church; Leadership; Medical care; American Management Association; Clergy; Professional employees; Volunteers; Quality control
Peter Drucker writes Bob Buford, chairman of the board, and chief executive officer, of Buford Television, Inc., summing up the day they shared discussing the creation of a new mode by Evangelicals. The letter contains edits.
Felice L. Loverso, Ph.D, chief executive officer of Casa Colina Centers for Rehabilitation, extends her appreciation to Peter and Doris Drucker for their dedication to the center's mission. Contains Loverso's original signature.
Sidney E. Harris, dean of the Peter F. Drucker Graduate Management Center, thanks John V. Shields, president and CEO of Trader Joe's for his gift on behalf of Doug Rauch to the Drucker Center and invites him to the Drucker Center Alumni Day panel. ...
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.
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; 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...
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.
Letters; Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005; Ueda, Atsuo, 1938-; Authorship; Books; Financial institutions
Atsuo Ueda writes Peter Drucker with comments on "Management Challenges." He informs Drucker that foreign financial institutions were permitted to do business in Japanese security markets in September of 1971.
After being asked to provide a short statement of what Drucker considers his most important contributions, he asks John C. Shaw, Dean of the Peter F. Drucker Graduate School of Management, to look over the attached document containing Drucker's...
After reading Dante's book, the Divine Comedy, Bob Buford feels that virtually every page represents something Drucker has taught him, and believes Drucker is an enduring inspiration to him. Contains Buford's original signature.
Clark Center for Japanese Art; Fellowships; Letters
Willard G. Clark informs Drucker that the board of directors of the Clark Center for Japanese Art would like to honor his as the fifth Clark Fellow. Contains Clark's original signature.
Boschee, Jerr; Nonprofit organizations; Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management; Social entrepreneurship; Letters
Francis Hesselbein states the inception of the Alpha Center began with Peter Drucker and a small group of corporations that have provided management assistance, training and other services to entrepreneurs in the human services. Hesselbein further...
William A. Draves, president of the Learning Resources Network (LERN) thanks Drucker for the impact he has had on the organization and states its status. Contains Draves' original signature.
Lyndall Urwick discusses numerous aspects of business management and organization as well as employee relations within the General Electric Company. In addition, he shares his views on Drucker's publication, "The Practice of Management."
J. Peter Grace, chairman and chief executive officer of W. R. Grace & Co., shares his thoughts on Drucker's writing. Contains Grace's original signature.
