8Drucker and Technology
Introduction
During Drucker’s career, the world witnessed a dizzying array of technological advances. Following World War II, America’s war production capabilities were modified for peacetime purposes. Research and development advances, coupled with a post-war industrial boom, led to new technologies including television, computers, satellites, nylon and other synthetics, and wide array of consumer goods. After the war, President Truman instituted the Marshall Plan, a massive program of economic aid to western Europe to rebuild the economy of that part of the world. This program helped to spread American technological advances to Europe and Asia. Therefore, it is not surprising that Drucker ...
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