Drucker Vs Bennis
The management techniques of Peter Drucker and Warren Bennis may differ; however, the basis premise is still the same. Both Drucker and Bennis are well-known experts in the field of management. In fact, both of these men have formed great alliances in their careers. Let 's take a brief look into the lives of Drucker and Bennis. Peter Drucker was born in Vienna in the early 1900 's. Today, Drucker is perhaps the most influential writer in the field of management. He is the author of twenty-nine books, which have been translated into twenty languages (cgu.edu). In 1925 Drucker assisted Claremont Graduate University in spinning off of the University and establishing The Peter F. Drucker Graduate School of Management. The school is comprised
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If the company is just trying to maintain the same ways of operations it has been devoted to for many years and is not fully committed to opening the doors for suggestions and new ideas then the Great Group ' and Great Leader ' become meaningless, as does the mission (Bennis).
TEAMWORK COMPARISON: DRUCKER VS. BENNIS
Mergers and acquisitions are becoming a growing trend for companies, both large and small, domestic and foreign, to form strategic alliances within their particular industries. Drucker states "that alliances of all kinds are becoming increasingly common, especially in international business" (pg. 287).
There are many specific goals that companies may be looking to achieve by doing this, but the main underlying reason is to guarantee the long-term sustained achievement of "fast profitable growth" for their business. They have to keep up with a rapidly increasing diversified global market and increased competition. Nowadays, with the struggle for competitive advantage becoming stronger and stronger, it is almost essential to form …show more content…
His theory regarding work groups basically concentrates on three major concepts, organic-adaptive ' structure, group structure and Great Groups '. It is Bennis ' view that the American establishments, once in a bureaucratic state, are being replaced by a more organic-adaptive ' structure (Bennis, 1970, p. 24). According to Bennis, an organic-adaptive ' structure is an "adaptive, problem-solving, temporary system of diverse specialists that are linked together by coordinating and task evaluating specialists in an organic flux (p. 24). Bennis explains that any and all major accomplishments made by corporations are a result of a collaborative effort. In the past, oftentimes only one person generally received the credit for the accomplishment; however, whether or not an accomplishment was publicly recognized as an individual or collaborative effort, the fact remained that nothing could have been achieved without a team of assistants. Bennis feels that in today 's society, that is complex and technologically sophisticated, the most urgent projects require the coordinated contributions of many capable people (Bennis, 1995, p. 3). Also, because timely information is the most important commodity, Bennis believes that collaborations is not only desirable, but inevitable (p. 3). According to Bennis, "one is too small a number to produce greatness" (p. 3). Bennis also had the foresight, during the
If the company is just trying to maintain the same ways of operations it has been devoted to for many years and is not fully committed to opening the doors for suggestions and new ideas then the Great Group ' and Great Leader ' become meaningless, as does the mission (Bennis).
TEAMWORK COMPARISON: DRUCKER VS. BENNIS
Mergers and acquisitions are becoming a growing trend for companies, both large and small, domestic and foreign, to form strategic alliances within their particular industries. Drucker states "that alliances of all kinds are becoming increasingly common, especially in international business" (pg. 287).
There are many specific goals that companies may be looking to achieve by doing this, but the main underlying reason is to guarantee the long-term sustained achievement of "fast profitable growth" for their business. They have to keep up with a rapidly increasing diversified global market and increased competition. Nowadays, with the struggle for competitive advantage becoming stronger and stronger, it is almost essential to form …show more content…
His theory regarding work groups basically concentrates on three major concepts, organic-adaptive ' structure, group structure and Great Groups '. It is Bennis ' view that the American establishments, once in a bureaucratic state, are being replaced by a more organic-adaptive ' structure (Bennis, 1970, p. 24). According to Bennis, an organic-adaptive ' structure is an "adaptive, problem-solving, temporary system of diverse specialists that are linked together by coordinating and task evaluating specialists in an organic flux (p. 24). Bennis explains that any and all major accomplishments made by corporations are a result of a collaborative effort. In the past, oftentimes only one person generally received the credit for the accomplishment; however, whether or not an accomplishment was publicly recognized as an individual or collaborative effort, the fact remained that nothing could have been achieved without a team of assistants. Bennis feels that in today 's society, that is complex and technologically sophisticated, the most urgent projects require the coordinated contributions of many capable people (Bennis, 1995, p. 3). Also, because timely information is the most important commodity, Bennis believes that collaborations is not only desirable, but inevitable (p. 3). According to Bennis, "one is too small a number to produce greatness" (p. 3). Bennis also had the foresight, during the