This is a side A of the fifth tape, from day two, of the annual Drucker Symposium of 1989 on “does the bigness in business have a future?” Continuing the discussion from side b of the fourth tape, Drucker talks about General Motors as a leading example of a big company successfully engaging in acquisitions and mergers. Drucker also address questions regarding size with respect to business units and management levels. Using examples from the financial (banking), production (chemical), and service (universities) sectors, Drucker highlights the important role that “increased complexity” and the growth in distribution versus production has had on the growth of business size. Drucker also discusses his personal opinion on the goodness or badness of “bigness” in business arguing that he is not in favor of “bigness” just for the sake of “bigness.” This recording continues to side b of the fifth tape.
Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005 New York University. Graduate School of Business Administration Acquisition Alliances Banks and banking Management Manufacturing industries Distribution West, Richard R
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