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Why Peter Drucker’s Work Continues to Prosper and Shape Business Today

Peter Drucker’s management and business strategies have spawned a countless number of books and management techniques throughout the decades. From GE’s Jack Welch to Jim Collins, author of the bestselling book on business performance Good to Great, Drucker’s legacy continues to live on in ways unimaginable. Without the contribution of Peter Drucker to society, the [...]

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The Knowledge Society – The Education Needed for the Future

Every day, ideas float through our heads and go in many different directions. Some stay, some go, some get put to paper, other ideas are discussed and some are shut down. Products are built, services are created, people are motivated and countries begin to develop their economy in a new way, not just based on [...]

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Management By “Drive”

“There may be companies in which management people do not say: “The only way we ever get anything done around here is by making a drive on it.” Yet, “management by drive” is the rule rather than the exception.” – The Practice of Management, Peter Drucker. 1954. Every organization needs objectives in place in order [...]

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Obstacles to Entrepreneurship and Innovation in a Public-Service Institution

The need for a public-service institution to innovate increases as society continues to develop. Where a corporate business has the individuals and capital in order to jump-start a new entrepreneurial business and invest in innovation, the public-service institution such as a school or a church does not have the same amount of resources. With the [...]

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The Role a Service Institution’s Performance Plays in Society

Developed societies all have an attribute in common: the public-service institution. Government, health care, education, research and the military are all major institutions that a society needs in order to properly function and maintain the corporate businesses around it. Without education, the ability to develop individuals to be effective in specialized roles is not there. [...]

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Drucker’s View on the Role of the Manager “Managing” the Individual

Peter Drucker’s views on the “management of people” reflect building a culture that the knowledge worker can thrive in, strong communication with directs and most importantly the drive for performance tied to results. With the increasing amount of people graduating from colleges and universities today, managers will be responsible for developing knowledge workers and teaching [...]

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