{"product_id":"the-drucker-lectures-essential-lessons-on-management-society-and-economy-hardcover","title":"The Drucker Lectures: Essential Lessons on Management, Society and Economy - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Drucker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRick Wartzman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePreviously unpublished talks from the Father of Modern Management\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout his professional life, Peter F. Drucker inspired millions of business leaders not only through his famous writings but also through his lectures and keynotes. These speeches contained some of his most valuable insights, but had never been published in book form--until now.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Drucker Lectures\u003c\/i\u003e features more than 30 talks from one of management's most important figures. Drawn from the Drucker Archives at the Drucker Institute at Claremont Graduate University, the lectures showcase Drucker's wisdom, wit, profundity, and prescience on such topics as: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePolitics and economics of the environment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKnowledge workers and the Knowledge Society \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComputer and information literacy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManaging nonprofit organizations \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlobalization\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring his life, Drucker well understood that over the last 150 years the world had become a society of large institutions--and that they would only become larger and more powerful. He contended that unless these institutions were effectively managed and ethically led, the good health of society as a whole would be in peril. His prediction is unfolding before our eyes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Drucker Lectures\u003c\/i\u003e is a timely, instructive book proving that responsible behavior and good business can, in fact, exist hand in hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRick Wartzman\u003c\/b\u003e is executive director of the Drucker Institute at Claremont Graduate University. By advancing the teachings of the late Peter F. Drucker, the Institute seeks to stimulate effective management and ethical leadership across all sectors of society. Wartzman is also a columnist for \u003ci\u003eBusinessWeek\u003c\/i\u003e online. His most recent book, \u003ci\u003eObscene in the Extreme: The Burning and Banning of John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath\u003c\/i\u003e, was picked as a Borders \"Original Voices\" selection and named by the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e as one of its 25 favorite nonfiction books of the year. It was also a finalist for the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize in history. Wartzman is the co-author, with Mark Arax, of the bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe King of California: J.G. Boswell and the Making of a Secret American Empire\u003c\/i\u003e, which was selected as one of the 10 best books of 2003 by the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e and one of the 10 best nonfiction books of the year by the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times.\u003c\/i\u003e It also won, among other honors, a California Book Award and the William Saroyan International Prize for Writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.04 x 9.22 x 6.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 05, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45196237963366,"sku":"9780071700450","price":55.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/VUYxL2MrWWRNU1k1VCtpZHZpQ204QT09.webp?v=1773460232","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-drucker-lectures-essential-lessons-on-management-society-and-economy-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}