Peter Drucker published 11 novels, 30 non-fiction books and 9 other books, beginning with The Practice of Management (1954). The best-known is The Effective Executive (1966).
Updated September 2026
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The Effective Executive
Peter Drucker's most-read book.
Standalone novels in order
Concept of the Corporation (1946)
The Practice of Management (1954)
Managing for Results (1964)
Management (1973)
Managing in Turbulent Times (1980)
Innovation and Entrepreneurship (1985)
Post-capitalist Society (1993)
Management Challenges for the 21st Century (1999)
The Essential Drucker: Selections from the Management Works of Peter F. Drucker (2001)
The Daily Drucker: 366 Days of Insight and Motivation for Getting the Right Things Done (2004)
Management Cases (2008)
Non-fiction in order
The End of Economic Man (1939)
The Future of Industrial Man, a Conservative Approach (1942)
The New Society (1949)
America's Next Twenty Years (1957)
Age of Discontinuity (1966)
The Effective Executive (1966)
Drucker on Management (1970)
Technology, Management and Society (1970)
Men, Ideas & Politics (1971)
Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices (1974)
New Markets and Other Essays (1974)
The Pension Fund Revolution (1976)
An Introductory View of Management (1977)
People and Performance (1977)
Adventures of a Bystander (1979)
Toward the Next Economics, and Other Essays (1981)
The Changing World of the Executive (1982)
The Frontiers of Management (1986)
The New Realities (1989)
Drucker in the Harvard Business Review, 1963-1989 (1991)
Managing for the Future (1992)
Managing in a Time of Great Change (1995)
Peter Drucker on the Profession of Management (1998)
Harvard Business Review on Breakthrough Thinking (1999)
Managing in the Next Society (2002)
The Essential Drucker (2002)
Classic Drucker (2006)
Warped (2015)
Peter F. Drucker Reader (2016)
Managing Oneself (2017)
Other books in order
Landmarks of Tomorrow (1957)
The Effective Business (1964)
The Temptation to Do Good (1984)
Peter Drucker on Managing Effectively (1986)
La Sociedad Postcapitalista (1994)
Career Satisfaction and Success (1995)
La Sociedad Poscapitalista (1998)
Harvard Business Review on Decision Making (2001)
The Daily Drucker (2004)
About Peter Drucker
Peter Ferdinand Drucker was an Austrian American management consultant, educator, and author, whose writings contributed to the philosophical and practical foundations of modern management theory. He was also a leader in the development of management education, and contributed to the popularization of the concepts known as management by objectives and self-control, and he has been described as "the champion of management as a serious discipline".
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Peter Drucker FAQ
- How many books has Peter Drucker written?
- Peter Drucker published 11 novels, 30 non-fiction books and 9 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Peter Drucker's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with The Effective Executive.
- What is Peter Drucker's last book?
- Classic Drucker (2006).
- What is Peter Drucker's most famous book?
- The Effective Executive (1966) is Peter Drucker's most widely read book.
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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.