Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices

Author: Drucker, Peter F. Brand: HarperBusiness Color: White Edition: Reprint Features: Used Book in Good ConditionBinding: Paperback Number Of Pages: 864 Release Date: 14-04-1993 Part Number: 25030042 Details: Product Description Management is an organized body of knowledge. "This book," in Peter Drucker'swords, "tries to equip the manager with the understanding, the thinking, the knowledge and the skills for today'sand also tomorrow's jobs." This management classic has been developed and tested during more than thirty years of teaching management in universities, in executive programs and seminars and through the author's close work with managers as a consultant for large and small businesses, government agencies, hospitals and schools. Drucker discusses the tools and techniques of successful management practice that have been proven effective, and he makes them meaningful and easily accessible. Review "He covers a great deal of ground. His style is crisp, often arresting . . . A host of stories and case histories from Sears Roebuck, Marks & Spencer, IBM, Siemens, Mitsubishi, and other modern giants lend color and credibility to the points he makes . . . Most wide-ranging and comprehensive."-- "The Economist""Essential."-- "Library Journal""A landmark in management studies . . . The material covered is important to all managers regardless of functional area and size of organization."-- "Choice About the Author Peter F. Drucker is considered the most influential management thinker ever. The author of more than twenty-five books, his ideas have had an enormous impact on shaping the modern corporation. Drucker passed away in 2005. EAN: 9780887306150 Package Dimensions: 8.0 x 5.4 x 2.0 inches Languages: English