These 10 outstanding management masters were selected by the World Managers website in 2004, so that our managers can understand the true meaning of management as soon as possible. Their works explain the essence of current western enterprise management from different angles, and also explain the secret of the success of world-class enterprises. Management is communication, and the highest level of management is no management.
For many enterprises in China, the western management experience may not be applicable to the enterprise management in China, but we know that management is the same, and everything is related and regular. It is believed that the influence of 10 management master can further promote the management development process of all enterprises in the world.
peter f. drucker
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peter f. drucker
Education: Educated in Austria and Germany, worked as a journalist and economist in an international bank in London after 1929. 193 1 obtained the doctor of law from the university of Frankfurt.
Idea/Professional Knowledge: Father of Modern Management
Introduction: Since 197 1, I have been teaching at peter drucker Graduate School of Management of Claremont University. In order to commemorate his outstanding contribution in the field of management, the Institute of Management of Claremont University was named after him.
Evaluation/Honor: On June 20th, 2002, US President George W. Bush announced that peter drucker won the Presidential Medal of Freedom that year, which is the highest honor that American citizens can get.
The clients I have served are: 1937 immigrated to the United States and worked as economists and management consultants in some banks, insurance companies and multinational companies. From 1942 to 1949, he is a professor of philosophy and political science at Benington University. 1942 was hired as a consultant by General Motors, the largest enterprise in the world at that time. 1950, Professor of Management, Business Institute, new york University.
Publication: 1946 edited and published the book "The Concept of the Company", which has a detailed and unique analysis of the organizational structure of large enterprises. 1954 published the book "management practice", from which management became a discipline, thus establishing the status of management master. The magnum opus Management: Task, Responsibility and Practice published by 1973 is a systematic management manual for business operators and a systematic teaching material for students studying management. Drucker's works have reached 30 Yu Ben, spread to 130 countries, and even sold well in the former Soviet Union, Poland, Yugoslavia, Czech Republic and other countries.
Peter Senge
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Peter Senge Education Background: 1947 Born in Chicago, Ph.D. student at MIT.
Thought/expertise: the basic orientation that emphasizes the value of people in the workplace.
Introduction: He is the founder and chairman of the Organization Learning Association (SoL). The International Organization Learning Association is a global society composed of enterprises, scholars and consultants who are committed to the interdependent development of people and organizations.
Evaluation/Honor: One of the top ten management masters in Financial Times (2000), Business Weekly (200 1 10) is considered as the most influential management master after peter drucker.
Publications: The publications include The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of Learning Organizations (1990), The Fifth Discipline Practice: Strategies and Methods for Creating Learning Organizations (1994), and the practical handbook Dance of Change: Challenges for the Sustainable Development of Learning Organizations (1. Among them, The Fifth Age: The Art and Practice of Learning Organizations was selected as one of the most influential management books in 75 years by Harvard Business Review.
john p. kotter
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john p. kotter
Education: I studied at MIT and Harvard University. Work experience: 1972 started working in Harvard Business School.
Ideas/Expertise: Leadership and Change
Introduction: 1980 was awarded a tenured professor by Harvard Business School. He is one of the two youngest people in the history of Harvard University to receive this honor.
Evaluation/Honor: Won the Exxon Award for reforming the graduate course design of Harvard Business School; Won the JSK Award for putting forward new ideas of business leaders; Won the McKinsey Award twice for writing the best Harvard business review article; He won the Financial Times Global Business Book Award for his book "Panasonic Leadership".
Our customers include: AMD, American Express, ARCO, Avon, General Electric, IBM, Motorola, Shell Oil, Sony and so on.
Publications: What Leaders Should Do, Leadership Change, Panasonic Leadership, New Rules, Corporate Culture and Corporate Performance, Power of Change: the Difference between Leadership and Management, Leadership Art of Modern Enterprises, General Manager, Power and Influence, Organizational Dynamics, and Eight Steps for Successful Transformation of Enterprises.
Michael porter
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Michael Porter's educational background: He graduated from Princeton University with a doctorate in economics from Harvard University.
Ideas/Expertise: Competitive Strategic Thinking
Introduction: Dr. Porter's competitive strategy course is one of the compulsory courses of Harvard Business School. He won the Wells Prize in Economics, the Graham and Dodd Awards, the Adam Smith Award, the Charles Coolidge Award and four McKinsey Awards.
Dr Porter's clients include: Credit Suisse First Boston, Dupont, Intel, Edward Jones, Navistar and Procter & Gamble. Consultants from companies such as Gamble and Royal Dutch Shell also play an important role in the decision-making of governments and international organizations. From 65438 to 0983, he was invited as the chairman of Ronald Reagan's Industrial Competition Committee, and initiated the idea of enterprise competition strategy, which triggered a great discussion on the competitiveness of the United States and even the world and promoted the economic recovery of the United States at that time.
Publications: As one of the most respected business masters, Dr. Porter has written 17 books and more than 70 articles. Among them, the book Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors was published 53 times and translated into 17 languages. Another book, Competitive Advantage: Creating and Maintaining Excellent Performance, was reprinted 32 times.
Gary gary hamel.
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Gary hamel Thought/Expertise: London Business School-International Strategic Management
Introduction: gary hamel is the founder and chairman of Strategos, and a visiting scholar of "Strategy and International Management" at London School of Finance. American Fortune magazine also called him "the leader of strategic management in business today". In the eyes of another famous management master, Peter Shengji, Hamel is "the most influential thinker in the strategic field in the western world". Hamel is also an advocate and practitioner of revolutionary concepts such as "strategic intention", "core competitiveness" and "industry revolution". He has guided dozens of world-class enterprises to carry out strategic reengineering and management reform projects. Through his excellent management practice, the concepts of "establishing flexible organization", "making innovation a ubiquitous enterprise capability" and "changing rules and reshaping industrial form" are constantly being deeply rooted in people's hearts.
Evaluation/Honor: 200 1, Hamel won the fourth place in the selection of "Global Management Masters" by Businessweek.
Clients who have served include:
Publications: Hamel's influential works include "Fighting for the Future" co-authored with C.K.Prahalad, which was once rated as "the best management book of the year" by Businessweek and swept the world. His book "Leading the Revolution" discusses how a company should enhance its competitiveness through continuous innovation in the rapidly changing business world.
Henry mintzberg (henry mintzberg)
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Henry mintzberg: majored in mechanical engineering from McGill University, Ph.D. in management from MIT.
Ideas/expertise: organizational management and strategic management
Introduction: Professor of Management at McGill University, Professor of Histology at European School of Management, Dean of School of Strategic Management. As a famous theoretical leader of bottom-up management. Mintzberg broke away from convention and really went deep into the company to witness business transactions.
Evaluation/Honor: He won the McKinsey Award twice for his excellent paper published in Harvard Business Review. His first paper, which won the McKinsey Award, was "The Work of Managers: Legends and Facts", published in 1957. 1987, mintzberg won the McKinsey Award again for his thesis "The Strategy of Sculpture".
Publications: There are nearly 65,438+000 papers and 65,438+00 monographs in mintzberg. In organizational management, mintzberg's main contribution is the analysis of the manager's work, and The Nature of the Manager's Work is one of his representative works.
Chris zook (chris zook)
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Chris zook Education: Graduated from Harvard University.
Ideas/expertise: strategic expansion
Introduction: Harvard Business School is a double-degree professor of technology, business management and comprehensive management. He is a director of Bain Company, a world-renowned strategic consulting company, and concurrently serves as the general manager of the global strategy execution department of the company, leading the global strategic business of the company.
Publication: Back to the Core is regarded as the first book in the field of management to make an in-depth study of strategic expansion. The differences, advantages and disadvantages between diversification strategy and core expansion strategy are clearly expounded, and how to expand to adjacent areas based on core business, how to evaluate expansion strategy, how to ensure that expansion strategy can be profitable, how to create a reusable expansion model, what factors must be considered when implementing expansion plan, and how to realize business and enterprise transformation through expansion, etc.
Tom peters (tom peters)
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Tom peters's educational background: He received his bachelor's and master's degrees in civil engineering from Cornell University and his master's and doctor's degrees in business administration from Stanford University.
Concept/expertise: market-oriented, customer-oriented.
Introduction: At present, I actively participate in the seminars of international organizations such as International Management Institute, World Productivity Association and International Customer Service Association, and concurrently hold the post of Tom? Chairman of Peters Company. He attends nearly 100 seminars every year and writes hundreds of articles for various publications.
Evaluation/Honor: Tom? Peters' position in the field of management is unparalleled. Economist magazine called him a master among management masters, Businessweek called him "the best partner of business and the worst nightmare" because he broke the traditional management concept, Los Angeles Times called him "Peters, the father of post-modern enterprises", and Fortune magazine simply claimed that "we live in a Tom? The era of Peters. "
Clients I have served include: former White House Senior Advisor on Drug Abuse and McKinsey & Company Consultant.
Publications: The representative works of Pursuing Excellence include: The Road to Success, Seeking the Best Management Method of Enterprises, Exploring the Road to Enterprise Success, The Secret of Getting Rich, The Wave of Excellence, Winning in Chaos, etc.
Noel m. Tisch (Noel Tisch)
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Noel M. Tisch's Thought/Expertise: Leading Change
Introduction: Professor of the Business School of the University of Michigan, Director of the Global Leadership Program, and a world-renowned expert on leadership change. Professor Dickie is the former chairman of Crotonwell Leadership Development Center of General Electric Company, which was recently renamed as John F. Welch Leadership Development Center.
Evaluation/Honor: Business Week listed him as one of the most talented management masters in the world 10.
Publication: In his latest book, Leadership Cycle: Great Leaders Teach Companies to Succeed, he expounded the importance of company leaders to succeed by training employees. This book was published by Harper Collins Press in 2002. Professor Dickie's other works include Leadership Driven, Mastering Your Destiny and so on.
Gordon Donaldson
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Gordon Donaldson Education background: Graduated from Dartmouth University, University of Virginia and Harvard Business School.
Ideas/Expertise: Leadership Research
Introduction: Honorary Professor and Senior Vice President of Corporate Finance, Harvard Business School. 1955 Before joining Harvard Business School, he taught at the Business School of the University of Manitoba in Canada. Recently, he taught in the owner-president management program, and also in other executive education programs, master of business programs and doctoral programs.
Publications: Donaldson has written many books, including Corporate Reorganization, Managing Corporate Wealth, and High-level Decision-making (with Jay? Luo Xu closed).