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A F T E R W O R D<br />

P eter<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>Drucker</str<strong>on</strong>g> is g<strong>on</strong>e, but his deeds, achievements, accomplishments,<br />

and c<strong>on</strong>tributi<strong>on</strong>s live after him, and they are significant. As Peter<br />

himself said when he first started writing about management, if you went<br />

into a bookstore and asked for books <strong>on</strong> the subject, you might find a few<br />

slim volumes if you were lucky. Today, you cannot go into even a<br />

medium-sized bookstore <str<strong>on</strong>g>with</str<strong>on</strong>g>out finding an entire shelf filled <str<strong>on</strong>g>with</str<strong>on</strong>g> books<br />

<strong>on</strong> every aspect of management. This fact is largely due to Peter. He truly<br />

was the Father of Modern Management.<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>Drucker</str<strong>on</strong>g> was the <strong>on</strong>e who created management as a discipline c<strong>on</strong>sidered<br />

worthy of study, not <strong>on</strong>ly in business, but by governments,<br />

universities, and organizati<strong>on</strong>s of every kind. Peter not <strong>on</strong>ly changed<br />

the discipline of management, he changed the world. The results of<br />

his research and study, his unique way of looking at things, his gift for<br />

cutting right to the heart of the matter, his insights, and his ability to

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