Managing in Turbulent Times [Paperback]

Peter F. Drucker (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 5, 1993

This book, the author explains, "is concerned with action rather than understanding, with decisions rather than analysis." It deals with the strategies needed to transform rapid changes into opportunities, to turn the threat of change into productive and profitable action that contributes positively to our society, the economy, and the individual.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Peter Drucker was the first of the analytical futurists and the first of the management philosophers. And for me he is still the best."-- Reginald Jones, "Wall Street Journal""A thought-provoking book for all in management concerned with future environments...In his usual thoroughness, Drucker pinpoints topics important to those managers who wish to see their institutions survive. Strategies are presented for dealing with structural shifts in population, production techniques, and consumer markets, along with concerns of inflation, productivity, and operation in a world economy."-- "Library Journal" --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Peter F. Drucker is considered the most influential management thinker ever. The author of more than twenty-five books, his ideas have had an enormous impact on shaping the modern corporation. Drucker passed away in 2005.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: HarperBusiness (March 5, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0887306160
• ISBN-13: 978-0887306167
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #272,253 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Peter F. Drucker (1909-2005) was considered the top management thinker of his time. He authored over 25 books, with his first, The End of Economic Man published in 1939. His ideas have had an enormous impact on shaping the modern corporation. One of his most famous disciples alive today is Jack Welch. He was a teacher, philosopher, reporter and consultant.

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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Still the best, November 10, 2000

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This review is from: Managing in Turbulent Times (Paperback)

I think Drucker, even after all these years, still stands head and shoulders above the other management gurus, writers, and flash-in-the-pans that we've seen in recent decades. His thoughts and insights are still the most profound in the business and this recent book is no exception.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Think and act faster than the speed of life!, December 19, 2004

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This review is from: Managing in Turbulent Times (Paperback)

We enter in anew economic age with new tendencies , new markets , new technologies and new institutions . If we add a progressively more exigent customers list the competition will be the new Darwinian paradigm .
This text develops themes of singular interest , such as the possibilities of surviving of the worker syndicates , the new markets of consume , the deceitful ciphers of unemployment or the necessities of workmanship in the developed countries and those in ways to be.

3 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Gran Libro, November 1, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Managing in Turbulent Times (Paperback)

es un gran libro, como nos tiene acostumbrados el señor Drucker y les hará muy bien leerlo a los ejecutivos y managers cuyas empresas estan en problemas