Thriving on Chaos: Handbook for a Management RevolutionThe national bestseller that offers prescriptions for an economic world turned upside down. "Enough inspiration and information to feed American management for years."-- "Industry Week" A "New York Times" bestseller for eleven months."Enough inspiration and information to feed American managers for years." "--Industry Week" "A provocative and worthwhile book, loaded with sound advice on how to manage our institutions in a world in which the old ways do not seem to work." "--Across the Board" |
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Page 151
... engineers convert the marketing experts ' concept into a product design . That division of labor has disappeared in many Japanese firms in recent years .... The engineers do the marketing in a less quantified and less sophisticated way ...
... engineers convert the marketing experts ' concept into a product design . That division of labor has disappeared in many Japanese firms in recent years .... The engineers do the marketing in a less quantified and less sophisticated way ...
Page 162
... engineers often end up building systems that are far more flexible then their intended use requires . When the engi- neering group is then disbanded or moved to a new project , the poorly trained and underskilled workforce that is often ...
... engineers often end up building systems that are far more flexible then their intended use requires . When the engi- neering group is then disbanded or moved to a new project , the poorly trained and underskilled workforce that is often ...
Page 289
... engineer could get volunteers . He asked , and thirty UMW members came forward , along with a handful of supervisors and engineers . The project immediately ran into trouble ; a roof caved in as the group began a tricky attempt to drill ...
... engineer could get volunteers . He asked , and thirty UMW members came forward , along with a handful of supervisors and engineers . The project immediately ran into trouble ; a roof caved in as the group began a tricky attempt to drill ...
Contents
Using the Prescriptions The Essentials of Proactive | 35 |
Creating Total Customer Responsiveness | 47 |
Achieving Flexibility by Empowering People | 281 |
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