[Management is] an integrating discipline of human values and conduct, of social order and intellectual inquiry, [a discipline that] feeds off economics, psychology, mathematics, political theory, history, and philosophy. In short, management is a liberal art...
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Management combines human values, social order, and intellectual inquiry, drawing from many fields.
- In plain terms
- Management is a liberal art that mixes ethics, science, and history.
- What can you take from it?
- Treat management as a broad liberal art, not just a technical skill.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What other fields should inform management?
- Is your role more art or science?
Another view
Not all organizations value this broad approach.
More from Peter F. Drucker
If only for esthetic reasons, I am not overfond of the term 'Bottom-Up Management.'
Permalink to quote #78 There is only one point on which the economists and I are in agreement: I am NOT an economist.
Permalink to quote #80 At least once every five years every form should be put on trial for its life.
Permalink to quote #77
Related quotes
[Mais par ce que selon le sage Salomon,] Sapience n'entre point en ame malivole, & science sans conscience n'est que ruyne de l'ame.
Francois RabelaisFrancois Rabelais quote #3 I do nothing but go about persuading you all, old and young alike, not to take thought for your persons or your properties, but and chiefly to care about the g…
SocratesSocrates quote #9 'Intelligence is a moral category.'
Theodor AdornoTheodor Adorno quote #52