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Managing for the Future: The 1990s and Beyond
Managing for the Future The 1990s and Beyond Author:Peter F. Drucker Bringing together the most exciting of Peter F. Drucker's many recent ideas on economics, business practices, managing for change, and the evolving shape of the modern corporation, this book offers important insights and lessons for anyone trying to stay ahead of today's unremitting competition. Each of its timely chapters explores ... more »a business or corporate or "people" problem that has arisen in the last five years, and he shows how to solve it, or use it as an opportunity for change. Peter Drucker's universe is a constantly expanding cosmos composed of four regions he understands better than anyone else: the economic forces affecting our lives and livelihoods; today's changing people and their workplace surroundings; the newest managment concepts and practices; and the shape of the organization, including the corporation, as it evolves and responds to ever-increasing tasks and responsibilities.
From an analysis of the end of the welfare state to the present dearth of theories on how and why the U.S. economy works the way it does, Drucker's advice is essential to anyone involved in or concerned about the future of the American economy. This wide-ranging book is one of the important and influential books of the decade.« less
"There is no doubt Drucker changed the face of industrialized America. He brought us decentralization, management by objectives, and the idea of Customer-first business strategies." Tom Peters