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Peter Drucker: A Tribute

Resources by and about Peter Drucker (1909 - 2005)

Compiled by Jan Herd and Ellen Terrell
Business Reference Services
December 2005
Updated September 2012

This short guide to resources by and about Peter Drucker was prepared for an exhibit in the Science and Business Reading Room of the Library of Congress December 2005 - January 2006.

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image of Drucker, from the Claremont graduate University School of Management

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Finding Aids
Print Resources
Internet Resources
Media Coverage
LC Catalog Searches

Image (above): Photograph of Peter Drucker. Courtesy of the
School of Management
Claremont Graduate University

Google Book Search
http://books.google.com/books?q=drucker&hl=en External Link

The site provides brief descriptions of books (snippets) by and about Drucker. Search terms are displayed in context. Online bookstore ads are provided for those who wish to purchase a book.

Peter F. Drucker (1909 - Nov. 11, 2005)
Business Library. The University of Western Ontario.
http://www.lib.uwo.ca/programs/generalbusiness/dru.html External Link

In addition to providing a list of Drucker's articles and books, the site has been updated with links to obituaries of Drucker.

Peter F. Drucker: The Legacy Lives On
Claremont Graduate University. Claremont, California.
http://www.cgu.edu/pages/292.asp External Link

The Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management is part of the Claremont Graduate University.

Print Resources

Drucker, Peter F. The end of economic man : a study of the new totalitarianism. New York : The John Day Co., c1939.
LC Call Number: D443 .D78
LC Catalog Record: 39012570

Drucker, Peter F. The practice of management. New York, Harper [1954]
LC Call Number: HD70.U5 D7
LC Catalog Record: 54008946

Drucker, Peter F. The effective executive. New York, Harper & Row [1967]
LC Call Number: HD38 .D68
LC Catalog Record: 67011341

Drucker, Peter F. with Joseph A. Maciariello. The daily Drucker : 366 days of insight and motivation for getting the right things done. New York : HarperBusiness, c2004.
LC Call Number: HD31 .D7754 2004
LC Catalog Record: 2004052396
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Publisher description

Edersheim, Elizabeth Haas. The Definitive Drucker. New York : McGraw-Hill, c2007.
LC Call Number: HD31 .E356 2007
LC Catalog Record: 2006028011
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Flaherty, John E. Peter Drucker : Shaping the Managerial Mind. San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c1999.
LC Call Number: HD31 .F537 1999
LC Catalog Record: 99006371
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Internet Resources

Farewell, Peter Drucker: A Tribute to an Intellectual Giant
Wharton School. University of Pennsylvania.
http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=1326 External Link

This tribute to Drucker discusses his relationship to Wharton and includes tributes from various colleagues. The article also includes a link to the text of a lecture by Drucker delivered at Wharton on April 7, 1993, entitled, The New Organization [PDF file; 39KB] which originally appeared on the Wharton web site. External Link

Drucker Archives
http://www.druckerinstitute.com/ External Link

Sponsored by the Claremont Graduate University, the Archives contain the life works of Peter Drucker. Included are featured articles, a database which includes citations for awards, certificates, honorary degrees, article and book reviews, manuscripts, correspondence, media, books, and miscellaneous resources.

Leader to Leader
http://www.leadertoleader.org/knowledgecenter/leaders.aspx?AuthorID=17 External Link

The Leader to Leader Institute has its roots in the social sector and its predecessor, the Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management, which in January 2003 transferred its ongoing activities to the new identity. The Leader to Leader Institute furthers its mission "to strengthen the leadership of the social sector" by providing educational opportunities and resources to leaders.

Media Coverage

Tribute to Drucker by Representative David Dreier. 15 November 2005, Congressional Record, 109th Cong., 1st sess., H10165.
PDF file (44KB) via GPO Access

This tribute from the Congressional Record by Representative Dreier on the floor of The U.S. House of Representatives, is also available on video. The video requires Windows Media Player, version 9 or above, which can be downloaded from Microsoft. External Link

The Handy Guide to the Gurus of Management, Episode 3: Peter Drucker, by Charles Handy. BBC World Service Radio Broadcast, c2003.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/work/handy/drucker.shtml External Link

"Scandals nothing new to business guru," by Bruce Rosenstein. USA Today. McLean, Va., Jul 5, 2002, p. B.08
http://www.usatoday.com/money/general/2002/07/05/2002-07-05-drucker.htm External Link

Interview with Drucker in his later years.

Management Guru Peter Drucker, 95, Dies, by Alex Veiga. AP Wire from Washington Post, Washington, D.C., November 12, 2005.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/11/AR2005111101526.html External Link

"The Man Who Invented Management. Why Peter Drucker's ideas still matter," by John A. Byrne. Business Week. November 28, 2005. pages 96-106.
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_48/b3961001.htm External Link

"Peter Drucker's Legacy Includes Simple Advice: It's All About the People," by Scott Thurm and Joann S. Lublin. Wall Street Journal, Eastern edition. November 14, 2005. page B1.

"An American Sage," Wall Street Journal, Eastern edition. November 14, 2005. page A22.

"Peter Drucker Remembered," Innovation Zone: BlogTalkRadio aired 2PM EST on July 12, 2007.
http://blogtalkradio.com/hostpage.aspx?show_id=38064 External Link

Reminisences of Peter Drucker by talk radio show host Thomas Koupoulos and author Bruce Rosenstein, who is working on a book about Drucker.

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