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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Handbook for a Management Revolution Thomas J. Peters. Market Creation Through Manufacturing at Chaparral Chaparral Steel of Midlothian , Texas , is a pioneer in mini - mill technology . It has the lowest costs in the U.S. steel industry ...
Handbook for a Management Revolution Thomas J. Peters. Market Creation Through Manufacturing at Chaparral Chaparral Steel of Midlothian , Texas , is a pioneer in mini - mill technology . It has the lowest costs in the U.S. steel industry ...
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... Chaparral the way our cus- tomers do , and we also want them to be able to talk to each other . We want them to exchange information and come back with new ideas about how to make improvements or new ways to understand the prob- lem ...
... Chaparral the way our cus- tomers do , and we also want them to be able to talk to each other . We want them to exchange information and come back with new ideas about how to make improvements or new ways to understand the prob- lem ...
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... Chaparral Steel produce steel of superb quality— but have no quality inspectors . " Our people in the plants are responsible for their own product and its quality , " says Chaparral's Gordon Forward . " We expect them to act like owners ...
... Chaparral Steel produce steel of superb quality— but have no quality inspectors . " Our people in the plants are responsible for their own product and its quality , " says Chaparral's Gordon Forward . " We expect them to act like owners ...
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Using the Prescriptions The Essentials of Proactive | 35 |
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