"The Individual"

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This paper discusses the section entitled "The Individual," within "The Essential Drucker," written by Peter Drucker. The paper explains that "The Individual" focuses on how the individual "knowledge worker" can and should ensure effectiveness within the business world. The paper also explains that the section discusses issues such as ensuring effectiveness and an individual's personal well-being in the workplace throughout the lifespan.

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"However, I do not believe that the best way to incorporate individuals into society is to Westernize them. In terms of the contribution ideal above, I rather feel that each individual should be valued for everything that he or she is able to bring to the job. The truly global society can only be effective if it recognizes every culture from which it is made up. An attempt at westernization would only result in the kind of conflict hypothesized by Drucker. Instead, communication enables every person on the globe to learn from each other, even if some of what is learned is decidedly strange (Smith, 2003)."

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