Assignment Task: Read Peter Drucker's article and use it to help see if Technology is Predictable.
- If it is, why are JcPenny and Sears not Amazon?
- Why is Blockbuster not Netflix?
- How does it apply to Drucker's view of freedom hurts innovation within companies?
Comment: Is Technology Predictable?
Author(s): Peter F. Drucker
Source: Technology and Culture, Oct., 1969, Vol. 10, No. 4 (Oct., 1969), pp. 522-527
Published by: The Johns Hopkins University Press and the Society for the History of Technology