...Dag Øivind Madsen; Richard W. Puyt; Kåre Slåtten Purpose For more than a century, management gurus have played a visible role in shaping managerial discourse and popularizing new managerial ideas. This paper aims to examine the historical evolution of the management guru phenomenon by situating...

... Peter Drucker Management theory German social theory Culture Management gurus National cultures The Conservative theory of the state must affirm the state because and insofar as it represents an obligation. It must also, however, prevent the state from becoming the only obligation, from...

... trope that construct business “knowledge” through the narrow lens of behavioural science. Originality/value While much writing can be found on the influence of Drucker on the business world and his status as a management guru, little is found on Drucker's body of work in the management textbook...

... number of classmates, including John F Kennedy (we were fellow members of the Harvard sailing team) trooped down to the Charlestown Navy Yard to sign up. © Company 2009 Management history Business history Management gurus Joining early, my war turned out to be a soft one. Before Pearl...