The Practice of Management
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- 2
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- Harper, 1954
The first edition of The Practice of Management by Peter Drucker was published in New York by Harper in 1954. We track 2 editions.
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- 37 on Open Library, 29 in English
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Who published the first edition of The Practice of Management?
The first edition of The Practice of Management by Peter Drucker was published in New York by Harper in 1954.
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