The management consultant and educator widely credited as a founder of modern management studies, who argued that the development of management ranked among the United States' most significant contributions to the world and helped hold off the spread of radicalism by raising productivity and wages.
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BirthplaceVienna, Austria-Hungary 1 Death PlaceClaremont, California, U.S. 1 Defining ContributionPioneered management by objectives and helped establish management as a serious academic discipline. 1 Notable WorkThe Practice of Management (1954). 1 Connections
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Theories and Models Developed
Developed by Drucker, introduced in The Practice of Management (1954).
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Peter Ferdinand Drucker (; German: [ˈdʁʊkɐ]; 19 November 1909 - 11 November 2005) was an Austrian American management consultant, educator, and author, whose writings contributed to the philosophical and practical foundations of modern management theory.
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According to management consultant and educator Peter Drucker, the development of management was one of the United States' primary contributions to the world, along with the Declaration of Independence.
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WikipediaTheories and Models Developed: Management by Objectives, Lead sectionQuote, Theories and Models Developed: Management by Objectives, Lead section
It was first popularized by Peter Drucker in his 1954 book The Practice of Management.
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