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No single person has influenced the course of business in the 20th century
as much as Peter Drucker. He practically invented management as a
discipline in the 1950s, elevating it from an ignored, even despised,
profession into a necessary institution that "reflects the basic spirit
of the
modern age." Now, in Management Challenges for the 21st Century,
Drucker looks at the profound social and economic changes occurring
today and considers how management--not government or free
markets--should orient itself to address these new realities.
Drucker sees the period we're living in as one of "PROFOUND
TRANSITION--and the changes are more radical perhaps than even
those that ushered in the 'Second Industrial Revolution' of the middle
of
the 19th century, or the structural changes triggered by the Great
Depression and the Second World War." In the midst of all this change,
he contends, there are five social and political certainties that will
shape
business strategy in the not-too-distant future: the collapsing birthrate
in
the developed world; shifts in distribution of disposable income; a
redefinition of corporate performance; global competitiveness; and the
growing incongruence between economic and political reality. Drucker
then looks at requirements for leadership ("One cannot manage change.
One can only be ahead of it"), the characteristics of the "new information
revolution" (one should focus on the meaning of information, not the
technology that collects it), productivity of the knowledge worker (unlike
manual workers, knowledge workers must be seen as capital assets, not
costs), and finally the responsibilities that knowledge workers must
assume in managing themselves and their careers.
Drucker's writing career spans eight decades and the years have only
served to sharpen his insight and perspective in a way that makes most
other management texts seem derivative. While Management Challenges
for the 21st Century is no quick airplane read, it is a wise and
thought-provoking book that will both challenge and inspire the diligent
reader. This book is for people who care about their businesses and
careers in the information age--CEOs, managers, and knowledge
workers. Highly recommended. --Harry C. Edwards
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Book Description
Management Challenges for the 21st Century by Peter Drucker
New and revolutionary ideas and perspectives on the central
management issues of tomorrow by "the most important management
thinker of our time" (Warren Bennis).
In his first major new book since Post-Capitalist Society Peter F.
Drucker discusses the new paradigms of managementhow they have
changed and will continue to change our basic assumptions about the
practices and principles of management. Drucker analyzes the new
realities of strategy, shows how to be a leader in periods of change, and
explains "the New Information Revolution," discussing the information an
executive needs and the information an executive owes. He also examines
knowledge worker productivity, and shows that changes in the basic
attitude of individuals and organizations as well as structural changes
in
work itself are needed for increased productivity. Finally, Drucker
addresses the ultimate challenge of managing yourself while still meeting
the demands on the individual during a longer working life and in an
ever-changing workplace.
Incisive, challenging, and mind-stretching, Drucker's new book is
forward-looking and forward thinking. It combines the broad knowledge,
wide practical experience, profound insight, sharp analysis, and
enlightened common sense that are the essence of Drucker's writings,
which are continuing international bestsellers and "landmarks of the
managerial profession" (Harvard Business Review).
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Synopsis of Management Challenges for the 21st Century by Peter Drucker
A challenging, incisive, and mind-stretching new book on the major
critical issues that management faces in the next century.
Synopsis of Management Challenges for the 21st Century by Peter Drucker
The first major new book from Drucker since 1993, this management
primer offers challenging, incisive, and mind-stretching information on
the
major critical issues, problems, practices, and strategies that management
executives and managers face in the next century. --This text refers to
the
audio cassette edition of this title
About the Author
Management Challenges for the 21st Century Peter Drucker
Peter F. Drucker was born in 1909 in Vienna and was educated there
and in England. He received his doctorate in public and international law
while working as a newspaper reporter in Frankfurt, Germany, and then
worked as an economist for an international bank in London. In 1927, he
came to the United States. Drucker's management books and analyses of
economics and society are widely read and respected throughout the
world and have been translated into more than 20 languages. He also has
written a lively autobiography, two novels, and several volumes of essays.
He has been a frequent contributor to various magazines and journals
over the years and is an editorial columnist for The Wall Street Journal.
Drucker has four children and six grandchildren. A hiker and student of
Japan and Japanese art, he lives with his wife, Doris, in Claremont,
California.
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