The Improvement Guide: A Practical Approach to Enhancing Organizational PerformanceGerald J. Langley, Ronald D. Moen, Kevin M. Nolan, Thomas W. Nolan, Clifford L. Norman, Lloyd P. Provost This new edition of this bestselling guide offers an integrated approach to process improvement that delivers quick and substantial results in quality and productivity in diverse settings. The authors explore their Model for Improvement that worked with international improvement efforts at multinational companies as well as in different industries such as healthcare and public agencies. This edition includes new information that shows how to accelerate improvement by spreading changes across multiple sites. The book presents a practical tool kit of ideas, examples, and applications. |
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Contents
INTRODUCTION TO IMPROVEMENT | 13 |
The Model for Improvement | 23 |
Developing a Change | 35 |
Testing a Change | 41 |
METHODS FOR IMPROVEMENT | 73 |
Key Points from Chapter Four | 88 |
Key Points from Chapter Five | 106 |
Methods for Developing Fundamental Change | 120 |
Developing an Environment Conducive to the Improvement of Value | 235 |
IMPROVING VALUE AS A BUSINESS STRATEGY | 307 |
Key Points from Chapter Thirteen | 328 |
Development of Other Capabilities | 343 |
A Resource Guide to Change Concepts | 357 |
Tools and Methods to Support Improvement | 409 |
Methods and Tools for Gathering Information | 417 |
Methods and Tools for Organizing Information | 423 |
Key Points from Chapter Six | 136 |
Designs for Testing a Change | 153 |
Strategies for Testing | 168 |
The Social Aspects of Implementing a Change | 186 |
Phase for Developing an Initial Spread Plan | 205 |
Eliminating Quality Problems | 218 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Improvement Guide: A Practical Approach to Enhancing Organizational Performance Wiley Desktop Editions |
| Authors | Gerald J. Langley, Ronald D. Moen, Kevin M. Nolan, Thomas W. Nolan, Clifford L. Norman, Lloyd P. Provost |
| Edition | 2, illustrated |
| Publisher | John Wiley & Sons, 2009 |
| ISBN | 0470549033, 9780470549032 |
| Length | 512 pages |
| Subjects | › Business & Economics / Management Business & Economics / Organizational Behavior |
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