Article by Charles Handy on management gurus and what their function is in the corporate realm. Handy explains that the guru's purpose is to interpret and promulgate what seems to be working effectively in organizations for the rest of the world. They therefore differ from traditional academics in that their concern is with management as it’s being contemporarily practiced, as opposed to focusing on the work of their fellow researchers. Handy proceeds to note how much management science is about common sense and the ability to grasp such sense before it becomes common. He then identifies Peter F. Drucker as one of the most significant management gurus today, alongside several other prominent thinkers.
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Article by Charles Handy on management gurus and what their function is regarding the corporate world, 2001; Charles Handy Papers; Box 15, Folder 6; 3 pages
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