Concept of the Corporation
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| Author | Peter Drucker |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Transaction Publishers; Reprint edition (January 1, 1993) |
| Released | 1946 |
| Pages | 329 |
| ISBN | 1560006250 or 978-1560006251 |
Concept of the Corporation is a book by management guru Peter Drucker published in 1946. It is widely held to be the first book of its kind.
The book studies and analyses General Motors as a large social institution involved in business activities. It describes what management is, how managers are selected, how they act, and how a corporation is organized into management units at different scales (e.g. divisions, sections, etc.). It also seeks to explain the role and position of large corporations in modern society.
In writing and researching the book, Drucker was given unprecedented access to General Motors resources. He was paid a full salary, he accompanied CEO Alfred Sloan to meetings, and he was given free run of the company.
The book strongly praises General Motors for its vision in developing management techniques, programs, and infrastructure. Yet despite this praise, the company, and Alfred Sloan in particular, was disappointed by the book and even angered by some of the criticisms made by Drucker.
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