Managing in the Next Society
Lessons from the Renown Thinker and Writer on Corporate Management
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ISBN10: 0312320116
ISBN13: 9780312320119
Trade Paperback
352 Pages
$23.99
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Following in the successful vein of Managing for the Future and Managing in a Time of Great Change, the incomparable Peter Drucker is back with fresh thoughts, insights, and knowledge about the ever-changing business society around us and the ever-expanding management roles required of us all—chiefs, executives, managers, and knowledge workers alike.
Two main themes are explored in many of the chapters in Managing in the Next Society: the rapidly expanding information shock wave that had its Internet Big Bang as recently as 1995, and the changing shape of our society to come—six major trends that are rapidly transforming our world into what Peter Drucker calls the Next Society.
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Praise for Managing in the Next Society
"There is much we can learn, about the past and future, from this collection of [Drucker's] recent writing."—USA Today
"True to form, his often deeply contrarian insights are authoritatively represented, backed up with rich historical precedents and persuasively argued."—Money
"Readers will emerge from this collection of previously published articles feeling stimulated."—Hardy Green, Business Week
"Drucker covers trends, emerging industries, and management and sociological changes that can adversely affect or expand the bottom line for businesses. [He] tracks the U.S.'s movement away from a manufacturing-based to a service-oriented economy specializing in industries such as technology, health care, and management. Drucker provides insight into the emerging industry of biotechnology and the new profession of knowledge management. What is the growth trend for biotechnology? Stocks for biotechnology are not expected to zoom to overinflated proportions, as dot-com stocks did, and Drucker tells us why. He also takes us back to past events that have shaped our current society, such as the Industrial Revolution and the evolution of the businessman from the gentleman to the technologist. For 60 years, Drucker has written expertly about what he knows best, and his wisdom shines through here."—Eileen Hardy, Booklist