A student in Peter Drucker’s course on the next society makes a presentation on his company, Raytheon. He shares the company’s history and where it hopes to be in the future. Drucker critiques the presentation and talks about the book, "The End of History and the Last Man." Drucker says no company has ever been of great importance because its interests are in money and not power. He goes on to discuss: General Motors, the California state pension, risk and uncertainty during change, Alfred Sloan of General Motors, Julius Rosenbald of Sears Roebuck, Theodore Vail and the telephone, Jim Collins’ book, "Good to Great," General Electric’s switchgear, and capital’s ambivalence. The beginning of the video transitions to the student’s presentation. The audio fades in and out during portions of the lecture and there is no audio available from about 01:16:51 to 02:12:11 due to technical difficulties during the taping of the lecture.
Lectures and lecturing Raytheon Company Defense industries Electronics Knowledge workers Money General Motors Corporation Pensions Risk Uncertainty Sloan, Alfred P. (Alfred Pritchard), 1875-1966 Rosenwald, Julius, 1862-1932 Sears, Roebuck and Company Business planning Vail, Theodore Newton, 1845-1920 Telephone companies Collins, James C. (James Charles), 1958- Capital General Electric Company
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Color videocassette: The Next Society, 10-20-01; ¾ inch VHS cassette; Box 90
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