The Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand) 1909-2005 creator author. text Print books. mau 2017 monographic eng

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53 pages cm Peter F. Drucker argues that what underlies the current malaise of so many large and successful organizations worldwide is that their theory of the business no longer works. The story is a familiar one: a company that was a superstar only yesterday finds itself stagnating and frustrated, in trouble and, often, in a seemingly unmanageable crisis. The root cause of nearly every one of these crises is not that things are being done poorly. It is not even that the wrong things are being done. Indeed, in most cases, the right things are being done--but fruitlessly. What accounts for this apparent paradox? The assumptions on which the organization has been built and is being run no longer fit reality. These are the assumptions that shape any organization's behavior, dictate its decisions about what to do and what not to do, and define what an organization considers meaningful results. These assumptions are what Drucker calls a company's theory of the business.-- Peter F. Drucker. "Originally published in Harvard Business Review in June 2004 "--Title page verso. Corporate culture Strategic planning HD58.7 D775 2017 9781633692527 2016041615 MH/DLC 161017 20171016072540.0 19344879 eng