Concept of the Corporation
Concept of the Corporation was the first study ever of the constitution, structure, and internal dynamics of a major business enterprise. Basing his work on a two-year analysis of the company done during the closing years of World War II, Drucker looks at the General Motors managerial organization from within. He tries to understand what makes the company work so effectively, what its core principles are, and how they contribute to its successes. The themes this volume addresses go far beyond...
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Introduction to the Transaction EditionPreface to the 1983 EditionPreface to the Original EditionICapitalism in One Country1IIThe Corporation as Human Effort201Organization for Production202Decentralization413How Well Does It Work?724The Small Business Partner985Decentralization as a Model?115IIIThe Corporation as a Social Institution1301The American Beliefs1302The Foreman: The Industrial Middle Class1633The Worker176IVEconomic Policy in an Industrial Society2091The "Curse of Bigness"2092Production for "Use" or for "Profit"?2303Is Full Employment Possible?264Epilogue (1983)291Index323
\ From the Publisher"Concept of the Corporation is a valuable text for anyone teaching business history (broadly defined) or the history of political economy. Drucker describes one of the most important American companies at the apex of its success and elucidates the context in which it operated: labor relations, politics, regulation, and even the impact of war. At the same time, Drucker is interested in the larger issues affecting company operations, and he discusses them in a clear, often original way, with an appealing mix of pragmatism and optimism." —Wyatt Wells, Business History Review\ \
