Lee Jae-kyu; Book21; 320 pp., 18,000 won
Peter Drucker, widely known as the father of management, once said his contribution to elevate management studies to the level of a liberal art is one of his most rewarding achievements. He says management is closely related to the values and fundamentals of human beings.
This book’s author, one of the most acknowledged Korean experts of the legendary management consultant, portrays Drucker as a conservative philosopher, claiming that the management guru upholds conservative values such as “the rule of law” and “small government.”
This book’s title “How Should We Live?” may sound a bit off mark as a book featuring Drucker. However, as Drucker stressed that management is a liberal art, delving into his thoughts might give readers a fresh insight into management and life at the same time.
This book links management with philosophical, social issues. Readers will have an opportunity to think about social responsibility of enterprises. The question of how we should live also has much to do with individuals’ social responsibility. For Drucker, corporate success is to fulfill its social responsibility and thereby make contribution to the public good. The author wants this book to provide readers with some clues as to how to make society a fairer one.
-Cho Jae-hyon