Drucker informs James Worthy that he will not be attending a meeting in Kansas City in August because he will be at his mountain retreat in Colorado. Signed Peter F. Drucker d.d.
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...
Art, Asian; Claremont Graduate School; Executive management; Master of business administration degree; Pomona College (Claremont, Calif.); Resignation; Letters
Drucker's resignation letter as lecturer in Oriental art at Pomona College due to his commitment to the new Advanced Executive MBA program at Clarement Graduate School.
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...
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...
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...
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.
Robert E. Cooley, president of the Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, thanks Drucker for igniting an interest and commitment toward effective management in him after attending a seminar. Signed Robert E. Cooley and lsm.
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; Nonprofit organizations; Entrepreneurship; Control Data Corporation
James C. Worthy gives an update on what has occurred since the 25th Anniversary of the Control Data Corporation eleven years ago and discusses the efforts of non-profits and entrepreneurship since this time.
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."
Irving Louis Horowitz, the editorial chairman and president emeritus of Transaction Publishers, shares his thoughts of Drucker's book, The Future of Industrial Man. Contains Horowitz's original signature.
Associations, institutions, etc. - Membership; Letters; Karnovsky, Manfred L.; American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Manfred L. Karnovsky, the secretary of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, notifies Peter Drucker that he has been nominated as a fellow. Contains Karnovsky's original signature.
James Osborne, commissioner of the Salvation Army, congratulates Drucker for celebrating his 80th birthday and states that Drucker's influence has been beneficial to both his life and the Salvation Army. Contains Osborne's original signature.
Stacey Peters, a high school math teacher at Plainfield High School in Plainfield, Indiana, writes Drucker asking if he could send a letter to his students stating that he took math in high school to motivate the students.
A year after meeting Drucker, the members of Massey-Ferguson Limited, enclose press releases describing how the organization has progressed. They also go on to say that they could not imagine any other consultant giving them inspiration to carry...
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.
