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The purpose of an organization is to enable ordinary humans beings to do extraordinary things.

The purpose of an organization is to enable ordinary humans beings to do extraordinary things.

Peter Drucker
Organization, Ordinary, Purpose
Peter Drucker (2012). “Management”, p.361, Routledge

The purpose of information is not knowledge. It is being able to take the right action.

Peter Drucker
Purpose, Information, Able
Peter Drucker (2012). “Management Challenges for the 21st Century”, p.113, Routledge

To satisfy the customer is the mission and purpose of every business.

Peter Drucker
Purpose, Missions, Customers

Profit is not the purpose of a business, but rather the test of its validity

Peter Drucker
Purpose, Tests, Profit

A business is not defined by its name, statutes, or articles of incorporation. It is defined by the business mission. Only a clear definition of the mission and purpose of the organization makes possible clear and realistic business objectives.

Peter Drucker
Names, Organization, Purpose

The basic definition of the business and of its purpose and mission have to be translated into objectives.

Peter Drucker
Purpose, Definitions, Missions
Peter Drucker (2013). “People and Performance”, p.119, Routledge

Business enterprise is an organ of society. There is only one valid definition of business purpose: to create a customer.

Peter Drucker
Purpose, Definitions, Enterprise
Peter Drucker (2013). “People and Performance”, p.89, Routledge

We have tried to substitute mass for purpose. We have tried to regain military potency of defense by making it gigantic, unwieldy, complex. It never works.

Peter Drucker
Military, Defense, Purpose

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