Creating a lean culture

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Michael J. Marquardt

In an economy where companies must globalize or perish, only a few have successfully taken their business to the world level. 'The Global Advantage' zeros in on 40 preeminent global companies, located across six continents..A key feature of this book is the author's 'GlobalSuccess' model, based on the research and work he has done with hundreds of global executives around the world. 'The Global Advantage' reveals his discoveries and evaluates how these leaders are bringing their corporations into the global stratosphere. The 'GlobalSuccess' model, build upon the authors experiences and ideas, shows you how to globalize your:corporate culturehuman resourcesstrategiesoperationsstructure learningYou will find specific strategies and principles for globalizing your organization's six dimensions, as defined by the 'GlobalSuccess' model, as well as what steps your company should take to move toward global status.In addition, the 'GlobalSuccess' capability and readiness profile helps you to measure the current level of globalization in your company, as well as how your company's globalization compares with that of your competitors.

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Olaf G. Rughase

"This groundbreaking book explores the relationship between organizational identity and strategy and proposes a practical strategy-making process that helps to avoid the typical pitfalls in strategic change processes. In doing so, the author bridges an important gap in management and strategy literature and explains how to practically link content and process when designing market strategies. A new conceptual framework is also presented, which emphasizes the importance and dynamics of organizational identity and corresponding time-discrepancies for strategy making."--Jacket.

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Edward E. Lawler III

Through his breakthrough approach to organizing and managing complex organizations, Edward Lawler - the leading authority in organization effectiveness and design - shows how today's top companies are replacing quick-fix, single dimension techniques of reengineering, TQM, and team building with a complete from-the-bottom-up overhaul for total organizational transformation. From the Ground Up offers a stimulating look at the foundations upon which the effective organization should be built - from how people are paid and careers are managed to how work is designed and organizations are structured.

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Dee Jacob, Suzan Bergland, and Jeff Cox

"Velocity" presents a business improvement method that combines Six SIGMA, Lean Thinking, and the Theory of Constraints.