In one of his books, Peter Drucker, considered by many as the father of modern management, presented these rhetorical questions: "What is management? Is it a bag of techniques and tricks? A bundle of analytical tools like those taught in business schools? (1990, pp. 220-221). His answer was unequivocal: "Management is about human beings. Its task is to make people capable of joint performance, to make their strengths effective and their weaknesses irrelevant. This is what organization is about, and it is the reason that management is the critical, determining factor" (1990, p. 221).
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