Sloan was so impressed by the book that he invited Drucker to study GM, and Drucker agreed -- ignoring the warnings of those who said the project might derail his academic career.

• 斯隆被这本书深深地折服，于是邀请德鲁克到通用汽车进行调研。尽管有人警告德鲁克，这很可能毁了他的学术前程，但是他还是欣然接受了这个邀请。