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Starting out: ethics and the nature of Peter F. Drucker's intellectual journey

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This paper considers the intellectual origins of Peter Drucker's 'Ethics', developed before he went to America. Although Drucker is recognised as a management guru, his first research objective was to discover a purpose for 'life' which evolved into his 'Ethics'. Once he had achieved this objective he then took his next step, which was to discover a 'workable society' that would provide the basic human requirements of 'freedom, status and function'. After identifying a 'workable society' he then considered 'economics' as the driving force of society. However, after extensive examination of what economics had to offer he concluded that it was in effect only a theoretical subject and that it was 'management' that was and is 'the dynamic element' and that 'the manager is the dynamic, life giving element' (Drucker, 1954, p.3).

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  • Peter Starbuck, 2009. "Starting out: ethics and the nature of Peter F. Drucker's intellectual journey," International Journal of Management Concepts and Philosophy, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 3(4), pages 332-348.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijmcph:v:3:y:2009:i:4:p:332-348
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    1. Jean-Etienne Joullié & Robert Spillane, 2015. "Heroic Drucker," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 128(1), pages 95-105, April.

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