The practice of management
by
 
Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005.

Title
The practice of management

Author
Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005.

ISBN
9780060913168
 
9780887306136
 
9780330020312

Personal Author
Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005.

Edition
1st ed.

Publication Information
New York : Harper & Row, ©1954.

Physical Description
ix, 404 pages ; 22 cm

Contents
The role of management -- The jobs of management -- The challenge to management -- The Sears story -- What is a business? -- What is our business- and what should it be? -- The objectives of a business -- Today's decisions for tomorrow's results -- The principles of production -- The Ford story -- Management by objectives and self-control -- Managers must manage -- The spirit of an organization -- Chief executive and board -- Developing managers -- What kind of structure? -- Building the structure -- The small, the large, the growing business -- The IBM story -- Employing the whole man -- Is personnel management bankrupt? -- Human organization for peak performance -- Motivating to peak performance -- The economic dimension -- The supervisor -- The professional employee -- The manager and his work -- Making decisions -- The manager of tomorrow.

Abstract
"This classic volume achieves a remarkable width of appeal without sacrificing scientific accuracy or depth of analysis. It is a valuable contribution to the study of business efficiency which should be read by anyone wanting information about the developments and place of management, and it is as relevant today as when it was first written. This is a practical book, written out of many years of experience in working with managements of small, medium and large corporations. It aims to be a management guide, enabling readers to examine their own work and performance, to diagnose their weaknesses and to improve their own effectiveness as well as the results of the enterprise they are responsible for."--Publisher's description.

Subject Term
Industrial management -- United States.