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...
James C. Worthy describes the efforts to organize the Alpha Center for Public/Private Initiatives, Inc. and steps are being taken to establish the Beacon Fund, which will help provide financing for future enterprises. In addition, Worthy wishes to...
James C. Worthy discusses Drucker's idea of addressing social problems as business opportunities and the establishment of the Alpha Center for Public/Private Initiatives.
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...
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...
Letters; Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005; Authorship; Books; Ueda, Atsuo, 1938-
Peter Drucker writes Atsuo Ueda, of the Keizai Koho Center, saying that he will be sending four finished chapters of his new book by Federal Express tomorrow. The letter contains edits.
Letters; Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005; Birthdays; Beatty, Jack; Books; Matrix management; Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce; Management; Banks and banking
Brendan Calder, chair of CIBC Mortgages, and a member of the Peter F. Drucker Foundation board in Canada, writes Peter Drucker saying that he has been leading organizations by using Drucker's ideas and advice found in the book, "Management." He...
Letters; Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005; De Kluyver, Cornelis A.; Claremont Graduate University; Teaching; Universities and colleges; Fund raising; Lectures and lecturing; Scheduling; Archives; Endowments; Executives; College...
Cornelis A. "Kees" de Kluyver, the Henry Y. Hwang Dean and Professor of Management at Claremont Graduate University, writes Peter Drucker discussing Drucker's teaching for the next year, a proposal for ongoing administrative support following 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.
In appreciation of Drucker's association with the Salvation Army, John Busby, its National Commander, would like to present the Evangeline Booth Award to him. Contains Busby's original signature.
James C. Worthy discusses the outcome of his daughters bid for state election. Worthy cites numerous examples, such as the difficulty of split ticket voting, her veto of a tuition tax bill passage bill passed by the city council and her opposition...
Letters; Latin America; Sears, Roebuck and Company
James C. Worthy thanks Peter Drucker or his comments on a report concerning Latin America and notes that a meeting of the editorial board of the new Sears magazine will occur between Christmas and New Years.
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."
Congresses and conventions; Letters; Gratitude; Influence (Psychology)
Shirley Wilkins, of An Intelligent Word, a secretarial service, writes Drucker telling him what a privilege it has been transcribing tapes of a leadership/management conference he attended as a guest speaker. She goes on to write that she will try...
China; Computers; Demographic transition; Global economy and development; Knowledge workers; Manual workers; Women consumers
Notes 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.
China; Computers; Demographic transition; Global economy and development; Knowledge workers; Manual workers; Women consumers
Edited notes 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. Contains original handwritten edit marks.
Authorship; Awards; Award presentations; Claremont Graduate University; Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005; Salvation Army
A press release written by the Office of Marketing and Communications at Claremont Graduate University announcing the Evangeline Booth Award ceremony to honor Drucker for his service to the Salvation Army.
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."
Los Angeles Times (Firm); Newspaper editors; Newspaper publishing California Los Angeles; Oral biography; Times Mirror Company
Mark Willes CEO of Times Mirror Corporation and Editor in Chief of the Los Angeles Times, discusses specific suggestions Peter Drucker made as a consultant to the Los Angeles Times. Willes reflects on Peter Drucker as writer and a thinker.
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.
