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Management Challenges for the 21st Century Peter F. Drucker HarperBusiness, New York
Author's Credentials: Talk about needing no introduction.
Thesis: The man who was the first to write on business strategy, the first to talk of "the society of organizations," and the first to see management as the central organ of (Western) society, has more to say about these subjects and more.
Scope: 1300 BC to present (the 21 st century is just a few months away)
File Under: Don't start citing old Drucker axioms unless you've checked out his new ones.
Reason to Buy/Read: Drucker's first major book since Post-Capitalist Society. Discusses the "new paradigms" of management (there isn't one right organization) and "new realities" of strategy (global competetiveness). It ends up...