Peter Drucker and His Achievements

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This paper takes a look at the late Peter Drucker's ideas on management, and presents the views of journalists and scholars with reference to Drucker's legacy.The paper examines his strengths and why he was such a revered and respected thinker. It also discusses his lasting contributions to management. It concludes that, although his views were not always embraced, he left a lasting mark on business management.

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"Drucker was never afraid to "challenge orthodoxy" and considered himself a "social ecologist" (Oss, 2006), according to an article in Behavioral Healthcare. Late in his life and his career, he became acutely interested in charities and nonprofit organizations, and was "...among the first management consultants to encourage nonprofit organizations to think like businesses," Monica E. Oss writes in Behavioral Healthcare. This interest of Drucker's in nonprofits was (and is) a huge contribution to the business community - and to the nonprofit community."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Byrne, John A.; & Gerdes, Lindsey. (2005). THE MAN WHO INVENTED MANAGEMENT:
• Why Peter Drucker's ideas still matter. Business Week no. 3961, p. 96.
• MacArthur, K. (2005). Drucker - author, scholar and prophet - dead at 95: Father of modern management had profound impact. Advertising Age 76(47), p. 11.
• Oss, M.E. (2006). Farewell to modern management's father. Behavioral Healthcare 26(2), p. 40.
• Oss, Monica E. (2005). Those who are slaves to fat profits, never master consumer needs. Advertising Age 76(49), p. 21.

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