Letters; Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005; Authorship; Magazines; Books; Influence (Psychology); Family-owned business enterprises; Meetings; Decentralization in management; Performance; Consultants
Martin D. Davidson, president of Southern Pipe & Supply Company, Inc., writes Peter Drucker stating his belief that Drucker is the best authority on the management of a business. He explains that this was confirmed after meeting with James...
Lectures and lecturing; Management; Education; Nonprofit organizations; Report writing; Claremont Colleges; Claremont McKenna College; Public universities and colleges; Private universities and colleges; Single-sex schools; Coeducation;...
During Peter Drucker’s lecture regarding the change leader he begins by asking his students to describe their final paper topics with the class. In response several students share their thoughts and Drucker comments and gives them his feedback....
Letters; Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005; Upham, Steadman; Claremont Graduate University; Special events; Congresses and conventions; Leadership; Executives; Chief executive officers; Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly; Grove, Andrew S.
Steadman Upham, president of Claremont Graduate University, and Peter Drucker, write Andrew Grove, chairman of the board at Intel, asking if Grove would serve as a co-host with Professor Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi at an invitational symposium designed...
Interviews; Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005; General Electric Company; Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Millhouse), 1913-1994; Peace Corps (U.S.); Borch, Fred J., 1910-; ServiceMaster Foundation; Enron Corp.; Japan; Canada; Cross, Dolores...
In this interview Drucker discusses his early work with General Electric in the 1950s, his work with Fred Borch (later CEO of General Electric) and the types of consulting he did for the company. He compares the work he did with GE to his...
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."
Letters; Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005; Holidays; Schools; Books; Translations; Ueda, Atsuo, 1938-; Management; Publishers and publishing
Atsuo Ueda writes Peter Drucker saying that Mr. Toyoda, chairman of Toyota, has agreed to assume chairmanship of a foundation. Ueda says that he has finished the translation of Drucker's book and that he would appreciate an early response to...
Letters; Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005; Authorship; Books; Flaherty, John E; Stone, Nan Dundes; Archives; Art; Art, Japanese; Photographs
In response to a letter dated 1999 October 17 by Jae-Kyoo Lee, of Taegu University, Drucker informs Lee that Drucker's former student, John Flaherty, has written a book about him. He also informs Lee that Nan Stone has become the new director of...
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.
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; Sadyrkhanov, R. S. (Ruslan Sultanovich); Books; Translations; Universities and colleges; College teachers
Ruslan Sadirkhanov, director for academic programs and professor of economics at Odlar Yurdu University, and chairman of the board of the Association of Venture Projects, writes Drucker saying that he is managing the translation of two of Drucker's...
Letters; Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005; Edward D. Jones & Co.; Meetings; Retirement
Bob Virgil, of Edward Jones, writes Peter Drucker saying that Darryl Pope will be retiring after 44 years with Edward Jones and asks Drucker if he could send recollections of Pope that will become part of a collection of "memories" that will be...
Letters; Ueda, Atsuo, 1938-; Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005; Holidays; Meetings; Translations; Prefaces; Publishers and publishing; Manuscripts; Authorship; Lectures and lecturing
Atsuo Ueda writes Peter Drucker saying that Mr. Toyoda, chairman of Toyota, has agreed to assume chairmanship of a foundation. Ueda discusses the translation of Drucker's work and his pending projects.
Letters; Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005; Upham, Steadman; Claremont Graduate University; Special events; Congresses and conventions; Leadership; Executives; Chief executive officers; Wriston, Walter B.; Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly
Steadman Upham, president of Claremont Graduate University, and Peter Drucker, write Mr. Walter Wriston, retired chairman and CEO of Citibank, asking if Wriston would serve as a co-host with Professor Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi at an invitational...
Letters; Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005; Upham, Steadman; Claremont Graduate University; Special events; Congresses and conventions; Leadership; Executives; Chief executive officers; Lafley, A. G. (Alan G.); Lipman-Blumen, Jean
Steadman Upham, president of Claremont Graduate University, and Peter Drucker, write Mr. A. G. Lafley, chairman and CEO of The Procter and Gamble Company, asking if Lafley would serve as a co-host with Professor Jean Lipman-Blumen at an...
AMA/International; Congresses and conventions; Council for International Progress in Management (USA); Latin America; Sears, Roebuck and Company; Letters
Drucker advises James Worthy on hosting a Sears Management Conference to celebrate Sears' tenth anniversary in Latin America. He outlines the focus, format, and content of the meeting, and suggests possible speakers and attendants. Drucker also...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
