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Peter Drucker

1909 - 2005

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Peter Ferdinand Drucker (; German: [ˈdʀʊkɐ]; November 19, 1909 – November 11, 2005) was an Austrian American management consultant, educator, and author, whose writings contributed to the philosophical and practical foundations of modern management theory. He was also a leader in the development of management education, and invented the concepts known as management by objectives and self-control, and he has been described as "the founder of modern management".Drucker's books and articles, both scholarly and popular, explored how humans are organized across the business, government, and nonprofit sectors of society. He is one of the best-known and most widely influential thinkers and writers on the subject of management theory and practice. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Drucker has received more than 3,342,933 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Peter Drucker is the 326th most popular writer (down from 224th in 2019), the 79th most popular biography from Austria (down from 63rd in 2019) and the 7th most popular Austrian Writer.

Peter Drucker is most famous for his work in the field of management. He is best known for his book, "The Practice of Management."

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  • 45

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  • 9.32

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  • 2.90

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Notable Works

Au-dela du Capitalisme
1993
The Practice of Management
1963
Management
1974
Managing for results
1964
The effective executive
Business & Economics
Specific examples of business successes and failures serve to illustrate the essential practices of effective administration.
19673 / 5
Concept of the corporation
Business & Economics
Concept of the Corporation was the first study ever of the constitution, structure, and internal dynamics of a major business enterprise. Basing his work on a two-year analysis of the company done during the closing years of World War II, Drucker looks at the General Motors managerial organization from within. He tries to understand what makes the company work so effectively, what its core principles are, and how they contribute to its successes. The themes this volume addresses go far beyond the business corporation, into a consideration of the dynamics of the so-called corporate state itself. When the book initially appeared, General Motors managers rejected it as unfairly critical and antibusiness. Yet, the GM concept of the corporation and its principles of organization later became models for organizations worldwide. Not only businesses, but also government agencies, research laboratories, hospitals, and universities have found in Concept of the Corporation a basis for effective organization and management. Because it offers a fundamental theory of corporate goals, this book is a valuable resource for business professionals and organization analysts. It will also be of interest to students and professionals in economics, public administration, and political science. Professional and technical readers who admire Peter Drucker's work will want to be certain this volume is in their personal library. At a time when everything from the size to the structure of corporations is being questioned, this classic should prove a valuable guide.
1946

Page views of Peter Druckers by language

Over the past year Peter Drucker has had the most page views in the with 490,164 views, followed by Spanish (96,605), and Japanese (84,000). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Burmese (62.48%), Catalan (49.24%), and Waray (44.08%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Peter Drucker ranks 326 out of 7,302. Before him are Czesław Miłosz, Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Archilochus, Friedrich Schlegel, J. M. Coetzee, and France Prešeren. After him are Ève Curie, Pär Lagerkvist, André Malraux, Théophile Gautier, Coen brothers, and William Wordsworth.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Peter Drucker ranks 8. Before him are Nicholas Winton, Eugène Ionesco, Francis Bacon, Osamu Dazai, Simone Weil, and Juliana of the Netherlands. After him are Victor Borge, U Thant, Kwame Nkrumah, Rita Levi-Montalcini, Mohammed V of Morocco, and Virginia Apgar. Among people deceased in 2005, Peter Drucker ranks 10. Before him are Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, George Best, Arthur Miller, Fahd of Saudi Arabia, Claude Simon, and Rinus Michels. After him are Hans Bethe, Paul Ricœur, Simon Wiesenthal, Rafic Hariri, Omar Sívori, and Ezer Weizman.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Peter Drucker ranks 79 out of 1,424. Before him are Elfriede Jelinek (1946), Maria Carolina of Austria (1752), Alma Mahler (1879), Archduchess Sophie of Austria (1855), Otto Wagner (1841), and Maria Anna Mozart (1751). After him are Anna Freud (1895), Victor Francis Hess (1883), Melanie Klein (1882), Arthur Schnitzler (1862), Archduke Otto of Austria (1865), and Geli Raubal (1908).

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Among WRITERS In Austria

Among writers born in Austria, Peter Drucker ranks 7. Before him are Stefan Zweig (1881), Robert Musil (1880), Paula Hitler (1896), Peter Handke (1942), Shmuel Yosef Agnon (1888), and Elfriede Jelinek (1946). After him are Arthur Schnitzler (1862), Maria Leopoldina of Austria (1797), Gustav Meyrink (1868), Georg Trakl (1887), Hermann Broch (1886), and Hugo von Hofmannsthal (1874).

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