Table of contents - Special Issue: Honoring the life and works of Peter Drucker (1909‐2005)
Guest Editors: Robert Cowan
Genealogy of a social ecologist
Karen E. Linkletter, Joseph A. MaciarielloMost people typically view Peter Drucker as the founder of management theory, or the originator of concepts such as management by objectives. Few are aware of his larger vision of…
Peter Drucker: modern day Aristotle for the business community
Marcia KurzynskiCurrent headlines depicting the billion dollar government bailouts of some of the world's largest business corporations suggest that a new paradigm of management is needed. This…
Peter F. Drucker: ethics scholar par excellence
Susan B. Malcolm, Nell Tabor HartleyDrucker's views about ethics are supported by the philosophical foundations of Aristotle and Confucius with regard to the responsibilities and interdependencies that exist between…
Disseminating Drucker: Knowledge, tropes and the North American management textbook
Patricia Genoe McLaren, Albert J. Mills, Gabrielle DureposThe purpose of this paper is to understand how Drucker's work has been disseminated through the North American management textbook since 1940, and what this tells people about the…
Peter Drucker's leap to faith: Examining the origin of his purpose‐driven life and its impact on his views of management
Susana FernandezThe purpose of this paper is to identify and interpret the spiritual foundation that permeates all Drucker's contributions, and to show that his convictions served as his internal…
Workplace diversity in the United States: the perspective of Peter Drucker
Jennifer D. Oyler, Mildred Golden PryorThe emergence of diversity in organizations is typically traced to the 1960s when legislation was enacted in the USA to prohibit discrimination against ethnicity, gender, national…
Revisiting Drucker's theory: Has consumerism led to the overuse of marketing?
Mirella Yani‐de‐Soriano, Stephanie SlaterThis paper sets out to review the business history of consumerism and to ask whether over‐consumption is leading to an unacceptable level of inappropriate social behavior that is…
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1751-1348Online date, start – end:
2006Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Bradley Bowden
- Jeffrey Muldoon