Who is the most influential living management thinker?

Who is the most influential living management thinker? The top 50 most influential management thinkers is produced by Suntop Media in association with the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD). The top 20 for 2005 are:

1. Michael PORTER (2)
2. Bill GATES (20)
3. CK PRAHALAD (12)
4. Tom PETERS (3)
5. Jack WELCH (8)
6. Jim COLLINS (10)
7. Philip KOTLER (6)
8. Henry MINTZBERG (7)
9. Kjell NORDSTRÖM & Jonas RIDDERSTRÅLE (21)
10. Charles HANDY (5)
11. Richard BRANSON (34)
12. Scott ADAMS (27)
13. Thomas A. STEWART (37)
14. Gary HAMEL (4)
15. Chan KIM & Renée MAUBORGNE (31)
16. Kenichi OHMAE (19)
17. Patrick DIXON (46)
18. Stephen COVEY (16)
19. Rosabeth MOSS KANTER (9)
20. Edward DE BONO (35)

Position number 12 did catch me by suprise…….!

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