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.
Facts
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 Cross-Tradition Connections
Theories and Models Developed
Developed by Drucker, introduced in The Practice of Management (1954).
Sources
1. Wikipedia, Peter Drucker
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Peter Ferdinand Drucker (November 19, 1909 - November 11, 2005) was an Austrian American management consultant, educator, and author.
Business LibreTexts, Taylor-Made Management
Business LibreTexts (OpenStax Principles of Management)3.5 Taylor-Made Management, Peter Drucker's Assessment of Management's SignificanceQuote, 3.5 Taylor-Made Management, Peter Drucker's Assessment of Management's Significance
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.
Wikipedia, Management by Objectives
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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