Improving performance : how to manage the white space on the organization chart

Inbunden bok. San Francisco : Jossey-Bass. 1990. 227 sidor.

Nyskick. Skyddsomslag i nära nyskick. ///Förlagets beskrivning: All too often, organizations approach the task of improving overall performance through a melange of departmental efforts. Little attention is paid to the whole picture or to the potential repercussions of departmental efforts for the rest of the organization—for example, how a new product concept in engineering will affect marketing and manufacturing, or how a critical merchandising campaign will gainer the necessary support in retail store operations. Yet it is precisely this interaction between departments—the "white space" on traditional organization charts—that must be managed for improvement efforts to pervade the entire organization and for improvements to be sustained over time. Improving Performance provides a practical framework for understanding how the various departments and functions in an organization interrelate and shows how to manage this interaction to enhance the organization's effectiveness. The authors show how, by coordinating improvement efforts among all areas, managers can use organizational resources more efficiently, minimize departmental conflicts, and create a work environment that leads to better performance. The authors explore three avenues of approach for dealing with performance issues: through organizational strategies, structures, and management practices: the processes used to get work done; and through individual jobs and employees. They then show how to apply these approaches to specific performance issues--presenting a wealth of practical information for improving quality, enhancing customer service, implementing effective training programs, increasing market share, or speeding up order fulfillment.