The Theory of the Business - Brossura

Drucker, Peter Ferdinand

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ISBN 10: 1633692523 ISBN 13: 9781633692527

Casa editrice: Harvard Business School Pr, 2017

Riassunto

Peter F. Drucker argues that what underlies the current malaise of so many large and successful organizations worldwide is that their theory of the business no longer works. The story is a familiar one: a company that was a superstar only yesterday finds itself stagnating and frustrated, in trouble and, often, in a seemingly unmanageable crisis. The root cause of nearly every one of these crises is not that things are being done poorly. It is not even that the wrong things are being done. Indeed, in most cases, the right things are being done—but fruitlessly. What accounts for this apparent paradox? The assumptions on which the organization has been built and is being run no longer fit reality. These are the assumptions that shape any organization's behavior, dictate its decisions about what to do and what not to do, and define what an organization considers meaningful results. These assumptions are what Drucker calls a company's theory of the business.

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L'autore

Peter Drucker was a writer, teacher, and consultant. His thirty-four books have been published in more than seventy languages. He founded the Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management and counseled thirteen governments, public services institutions, and major corporations. He has been called the father of modern management thinking.

Author social media/website info: druckerinstitute.com

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Harvard Business School Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1633692523
• ISBN 13: 9781633692527
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 53