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.
Manuscript preparation (Authorship); Authors and publishers--England; Authors and publishers--Germany; Urwick, Lyndall F. (Lyndall Fownes), 1891-1983; Letters
Drucker suggests that the best way to get James Worthy's book published in England is through the support of a British organization. Contains Drucker's original signature.
Claremont (Calif.); Claremont Graduate School; Consultants; Japan; San Francisco (Calif.); Letters
Drucker sends his best wishes to James Worthy, and his wife, Millie, on their new home. He informs them that he moved to Claremont, California a year and a half ago and is now a professor at Claremont Graduate School. Drucker also updates them on...
Authorship; Education - Curricula; Letters; Worthy, James C.; Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005
Drucker agrees with James Worthy's curriculum and believes that the splintering of management learning is senseless. Drucker also states he is working on a book and congratulates Worthy on his "retirement." Contains Drucker's original signature.
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...
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...
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.
Drucker writes that he is sorry that he will not have the opportunity to participate in a discussion under the chairmanship of J.M. Juran due to a change in program of the National Management Council. He also shares his thoughts on Juran's...
Drucker writes that he has decided not to accept an invitation to speak at the Public Relations Society of America convention but very much appreciates the invitation. Contains handwritten note.
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...
Employees Recruiting; McKinsey and Company; Letters
After hearing that Claremont Graduate School will name its new center after Drucker, Marvin Bower of McKinsey & Company, Inc. discusses exploring the center as a possible recruiting place and congratulates him for his honor. Contains Bower's...
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.
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.
Cynthia Chang, of Commonwealth Publishing Co., Ltd., writes that she has enclosed a complimentary copy of the complex Chinese edition of Drucker's work, Management Challenges for the 21st Century. Contains Chang's original signature.
Letters; Meetings; United Farm Workers of America; Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993
Cesar E. Chavez, President of the United Farm Workers of America AFL-CIO, tells Drucker it was a pleasure meeting him and says he looks forward to their next meeting together.
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.
Elizabeth Coleman, president of Bennington College, informs Drucker that a grant from the LLWW Foundation has enabled the establishment of The Peter Drucker Fund for Educational Excellence and Innovation at Bennington College to promote imagination...
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.
James C. Worthy discusses the high sales of his publication, "Big Business and Free Men," in Chicago and notes that two reviews missed the point of his argument.
