The Drucker lectures : essential lessons on management, society, and economy / Peter F. Drucker ; edited and with an introduction by Rick Wartzman.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. 1940s -- 1. How Is Human Existence Possible? (1943) -- 2. The Myth of the State (1947) -- Part II. 1950s -- 3. The Problems of Maintaining Continuous and Full Employment (1957) -- Part III. 1960s -- 4. The First Technological Revolution and Its Lessons (1965) -- 5. Management in the Big Organizations (1967) -- Part IV. 1970s -- 6. Politics and Economics of the Environment (1971) -- 7. What We Already Know about American Education Tomorrow (1971) -- 8. Claremont Address (1974) -- 9. Structural Changes in the World Economy and Society as They Affect American Business (1977) -- Part V. 1980s -- 10. Managing the Increasing Complexity of Large Organizations (1981) -- 11. The Information-Based Organization (1987) -- 12. Knowledge Lecture I (1989) -- 13. Knowledge Lecture II (1989) -- 14. Knowledge Lecture III (1989) -- 15. Knowledge Lecture IV (1989) -- 16. Knowledge Lecture V (1989) -- Part VI. 1990s -- 17. The New Priorities (1991) -- 18. Do You Know Where You Belong? (1992) -- 19. The Era of the Social Sector (1994) -- 20. The Knowledge Worker and the Knowledge Society (1994) -- 21. Reinventing Government: The Next Phase (1994) -- 22. Manage Yourself and Then Your Company (1996) -- 23. On Health Care (1996) -- 24. The Changing World Economy (1997) -- 25. Deregulation and the Japanese Economy (1998) -- 26. Managing Oneself (1999) -- 27. From Teaching to Learning (1999) -- Part VII. 2000s -- 28. On Globalization (2001) -- 29. Managing the Nonprofit Organization (2001) -- 30. The Future of the Corporation I (2003) -- 31. The Future of the Corporation II (2003) -- 32. The Future of the Corporation III (2003) -- 33. The Future of the Corporation IV (2003) -- Books / Peter F. Drucker.

""Rick Wartzman has brought Peter Drucker alive again, and vividly so. in his own words. These samples of his talks and lectures, because they were spoken not written will be new to almost all of us. A great and unexpected treat."---Charles Handy, Author of Myself And Other More Important Matters" ""Drucker's ideas continue to resonate powerfully. His lectures on effectiveness, innovation, the social sector, education and so much more provide fresh insights and provide lessons for us all. This book is a gem."---Wendy Kopp, CEO and founder of Teach for America" ""This collection is as far-ranging as Drucker's thinking and writing. If you have sampled Drucker before, you will find things you haven't seen. Peter's ideas live on. You will be energized by reading them anew."---Paul O'Nell, former U.S. Secretary of The Treasury" ""This superbly edited collection captures both the range of Drucker's thinking and the sweep of history tha informed it. The Drucker Leames is a riveting read that reveals the depth and subtlety of one of America's most remarkable minds."---Daniel H. Pink, Author of A Whole New Mind and Drive" ""Thank you, Rick Wartzman for the pleasure of learning from the Witty, informal Peter Drucker as his ideas unfold and his remarkable mind grapples with challenges of management that are still with us today."---Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Harvard Business School Professor and author of Confidence and Supercorpe How Vanguard Companies Create Innovation. Profits, Growth, and Social Good" ""These lectures are as vital today as they were when peter delivered them. The Ducker Leauns is a classic collection that belongs on every manager's bookshelf---Ken Blanchard, coauthor of the One Minute Manager and Leading at a Higher level" ""In many ways, the new capacity to organize and to manage is a great strength. But it is very recen---not even a hundred years old."---Peter F. Drucker, 1967" "Hailed by Business Week as "the man who invented management," Peter F. Drucker approached the topic from a stunning number of angles---drawing on lessons from sociology, culture, politics, economics, religion, psychology, and literature---and molded them into a clear, coherent vision: The ultimate health of society depends on whether our corporations and other institutions are effectively run and responsibly led." "Over many decades, Drucker's books and articles have influenced countless business, nonprofit, and government leaders, and his principles continue to help steer the most successful organizations in the world. But even his most avid fans will find a new Peter Drucker in these pages. The Drucker Lectures presents thirty-three of his most important speeches and talks delivered at professional gatherings and in the classroom. They showcase a great thinker at work---exploring, testing, and refining his ideas." "At times humble and self-deprecating, at times boldly authoritative, Drucker always kept his audience spellbound; this book is sure to have the same effect on readers. The Drucker Lectures is an important new addition to the oeuvre of the man who laid the foundation of management as we know it."--BOOK JACKET.