An interview with Peter Drucker

Abstract

Executive Overview Peter F. Drucker is a writer, teacher, and consultant specializing in strategy and policy for businesses and social sector organizations. For nearly 60 years now, he has been one of the most influential thinkers and writers about management. He has consulted with many of the world's largest corporations as well as with nonprofit organizations, small and entrepreneurial companies, and with agencies of the US government. He has also worked with free-world governments such as those of Canada, Japan, and Mexico. He is the author of thirty-four books which have been translated into more than twenty languages. Thirteen books deal with society, economics, and politics; fifteen deal with management. Two of his books are novels, one is autobiographical, and he is a co-author of a book on Japanese painting. He has made four series of educational films based on his management books. He has been an editorial columnist for the Wall Street Journal and a frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Re...