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Geary A. Rummler, Alan P. Brache
Improving Performance: How to Manage the White Space on the Organization Chart

— y.
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Description: With over 100,000 copies sold worldwide, Improving Performance is recognized as the book that launched the Process Improvement revolution. It was the first such approach to bridge the gap between organization strategy and the individual. Now, in this revised and expanded new edition, Rummler and Brache reflect on the key needs of organizations faced with today`s challenge of managing change. With multiple charts, checklists, hands-on tools and case studies, the authors show how they implemented their Performance Improvement methodology in over 250 successful projects with clients such as Hewlett-Packard , 3M , Shell Oil , and Citibank . [detailed...]

ISBN: 0-78790-090-7
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Improving Primary Literacy: Linking Home and School

2007 y.
Publisher: Routledge
Description: Parents can play an immensely important role in supporting their children`s literacy learning at home, but how can primary teachers enlist the support of parents in helping children learn literacy? With a focus on improving children`s literacy skills, this book provides practical answers to key questions that are directly relevant to all primary teachers and to many parents. It presents new ways of linking learning in home and school through a range of activities that can be used to share knowledge between children, parents and teachers. Activities include: Teachers and children making videos to show parents how children learn literacy in school. Parents and children taking photos of the `everyday` literacy they use outside school. Parents and teachers exchanging information through Home-School folders and diaries. Particular attention is given to ways of working with parents from a diverse range of family backgrounds reflecting the… [detailed...]

ISBN: 0415363942
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Al Endres
Improving R&,D Performance : The Juran Way

— y.
Publisher: —
Description: Maximize the performance and profitability of R&,D in your company In today`s highly competitive marketplace, aligning R&,D`s goals with an organization`s strategic business goals has become an urgent priority. Improving R&,D Performance the Juran Wayoffers executives, managers, and quality professionals a lucid, practical guide to the concepts, processes, and tools for improving R&,D performance in classification, assessment, intellectual property management, and other vital areas. Packed with illuminating case studies, as well as detailed advice from industry leaders, this is an invaluable resource for designing and implementing quality systems for R&,D. Driven by the need to sustain growth, increase profitability, develop new products, and improve customer service, savvy organizations are turning their attention to improving Research &, Develop-ment processes. To achieve aggressive business goals, today`s top organizations are coming to recognize the value of aligning R&,D`s… [detailed...]

ISBN: 0471163708
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Michael E. Milakovich
Improving Service Quality: Achieving High Performance in the Public and Private Sectors

— y.
Publisher: —
Description: Organizations are struggling to improve customer-focused quality in today`s highly competitive domestic and global markets. Better design, implementation, and daily management of quality improvement strategies is essential for survival. Quality improvement principles, when thoughtfully applied and appropriately modified to meet all types of customer demands, are a sound means to respond to changing markets. However, when various quality and productivity theories and methods are applied without changing the organizational culture, it is very difficult to consistently deliver quality results.This important new book focuses on quality improvement methods for high performance in public and private services not covered in other books: applications focus on construction, education, government, insurance, public utilities, health care, and nonprofit services.Rather than detailing the technical processes to achieve inspection, planning, quality auditing, statistics, or risk assessment, this… [detailed...]

ISBN: 188401545X
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Lowell Jay Arthur
Improving Software Quality: An Insider`s Guide to TQM

— y.
Publisher: —
Description: Improving Software Quality Do you want to cut development and maintenance cycle times by 500r more? Do you want to reduce costs by 500r more? Do you want to virtually eliminate software defects and related reliability problems? Do you want to get out from under the burden of your existing software? Then, you need this book?an insider?s guide to Total Quality Management. Improving Software Quality tells you how to apply Total Quality Management (TQM) to software development and evolution. You?ll find out how to translate the manufacturing orientation of existing TQM material into a software environment with extensive examples for both development and maintenance. Using the Software Engineering Institute?s assessment (SEI), you?ll learn how to quickly benchmark your existing software organization against the best in the world and begin to implement proven action plans to establish a baseline of excellence. [detailed...]

ISBN: 0471578045
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Roger B. Winston, Don G. Creamer
Improving Staffing Practices in Student Affairs (Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series)

— y.
Publisher: —
Description: Most of us are not born good supervisors. Winston and Creamer`s book gives us a comprehensive framework for thinking about and reexamining our staffing practices. It is an excellent tool for the novice and the veteran. ?Elizabeth M. Nuss, vice president and dean of students, Coucher College This book presents the state-of-the-art of staffing practices in student affairs and provides practical recommAndations for improvement. It is filled with illustrative examples, helpful case studies, and down-to-earth suggestions that offer an integrated approach to the selection, orientation, supervision, development, and evaluation of staff. [detailed...]

ISBN: 0787908517
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Michele J. Eliason
Improving Substance Abuse Treatment: An Introduction to the Evidence-Based Practice Movement (SAGE Sourcebooks for the Human Services)

2007 y.
Publisher: Sage Publications
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ISBN: 1412951305
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J. John Loughran, John Loughran, Tom Russell
Improving Teacher Education Practice Through Self-study

— y.
Publisher: —
Description: To help teacher educators undertake self-study, this book offers a range of research methodologies, which show what issues experienced teacher educators have chosen to study, how they would research, and what the outcomes were. Throughout, the emphasis is on placing teacher educators` knowledge and practice at the center of their academic work. [detailed...]

ISBN: 0415276705
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Eduardo Salas, Clint A. Bowers, Eleana Edens
Improving Teamwork in Organzation: Applications of Resource Management Training

— y.
Publisher: —
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ISBN: 0805828443
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Richard P. Chait, Thomas P. Holland, Barbara E. Taylor
Improving The Performance Of Governing Boards: (American Council on Education Oryx Press Series on Higher Education)

— y.
Publisher: —
Description: In their highly regarded 1991 book, The Effective Board of Trustees, the authors identified six skill sets or competencies that differentiate strong governing boards from weak ones. Now they have taken their research to the next level by conducting an in-depth study of how the boards of colleges, universities, and other nonprofit organizations can raise their level of competence. In this new book, the authors detail the findings of this study and address the topics of effective trusteeship, board development, board cohesion, trustee education, and the improvement of board processes. They also discuss effective ways of responding to the resistance some trustees and institutional leaders exhibit toward board development efforts. All of the recommendations offered in the book have been field tested. The text is enhanced with charts and exhibits, and revealing quotes from board members who participated in the study appear throughout. [detailed...]

ISBN: 1573560375
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Kobi James
Improving Time to Profit: Customer Focused Strategies for Marketing and Sales

— y.
Publisher: —
Description: There is power when systems and processes are aligned to service the customer. It is through the coherence of strategies and tactics that success becomes inevitable. Just as a laser beam is powerful because of the coherence and singularity of its wavelength, profitability is a result of the coherence of internal processes and systems. The goal of this book is to provide an awareness of the three models that Marketing and Sales use to make not only correct decisions, but also winning decisions. [detailed...]

ISBN: 0595244106
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Edited by Ian Smith and Anthony Furness
Improving Traceability in Food Processing and Distribution

2006 y.
Publisher: Woodhead Publishing Limited, CRC Press
Description: In the light of recent legislation and a number of food safety incidents, traceability of food products back from the consumer to the very beginning of the supply chain has never been so important. This book describes key components of traceability systems and how food manufacturers can manage them effectively. The part 1 of the book reviews the role of traceability systems not only in ensuring food safety but in optimising business performance. Part 2 looks at ways of building traceability systems whilst Part 3 reviews key traceability technologies such as DNA markers, electronic tagging of farm animals, ways of storing and transmitting traceability data and the range of data carrier technologies. Формат издания: 16 см х 24 см. [detailed...]

ISBN: 978-1-85573-959-8, 0-8493-9160-1
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Peggy Anderson
Improving With Age: The Best Is Yet to Come

— y.
Publisher: —
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ISBN: 1562453661
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Diane M. Browder, Levan Lim
Improving Work Efficiency: Job Training Based on Engineering Principles (Innovations)

— y.
Publisher: —
Description: Improving Work Efficiency presents procedures, `borrowed` from the business world, which can be used to assist people with mental retardation to improve their work quality and efficiency. Based on proven job engineering used for years in industry, this book gives the practitioner practical steps for improving productivity. This book is essential for everyone who wants to make job placements truly successful. [detailed...]

ISBN: 0940898403
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Dave Francis, Don Young
Improving Work Groups : A Practical Manual for Team Building

— y.
Publisher: —
Description: Guidelines and 25 activites designed to build and maintain effective teams! Aimed at any manager, consultant, or employee responsible for developing effective teams, Improving Work Groups offers a step-by-step system for initiating and evaluating team performance. You`ll discover: What a team really is Why teams should be built How teams are developed Who develops them, and How to measure and improve team effectiveness You`ll also get 25 activities that cover a wide range of issues concerning team building, such as: setting objectives, analyzing the leadership function, leadership style, team development stages, charting team success, and many more! Based on the premise that few teams develop to their full effectivess without a good deal of nuturing, Improving Work Groups brings an element of open, systematic planning and review to the task of team development. Novice or seasoned veteran, you`ll… [detailed...]

ISBN: 0883903555
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Allard E. Dembe, Sharon E. Fox, Jay S. Himmelstein
Improving Workers` Compensation Medical Care: A National Challenge

— y.
Publisher: —
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ISBN: 188359541X
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Maryellen Weimer
Improving Your Classroom Teaching (Survival Skills for Scholars, Vol 1)

— y.
Publisher: —
Description: Using vivid examples, classroom strategies, teaching tips and feedback tools, this book demonstrates how to improve teaching skills. Weimer dissects the elements of good teaching - enthusiasm, organization, clarity, among others - and emphasizes that good teaching can come in a variety of guises. [detailed...]

ISBN: 0803949766
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David St. John Thomas
Improving Your Memory (DK Essential Managers)

2007 y.
Publisher: —
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ISBN: 0756634172
Book size: —; Page extent: 72.

 

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Larry Richman
Improving Your Project Management Skills

2005 y.
Publisher: —
Description: Each year, thousands of project managers, certified Project Management Professionals (PMPs(r)), and other project-focused professionals enroll in the American Management Association`s project management seminars. Individuals and companies recognize the value of these courses: up-to-date, repeatable project initiatives they can implement throughout their departments and organizations to improve processes, streamline productivity, and drastically reduce costs. Based on one of the most popular of these renowned seminars, Improving Your Project Management Skills is both a practical reference for beginners and a handy refresher for seasoned professionals. The book covers all the major areas taught in the AMA seminar of the same name: defining project scope, planning and budgeting, scheduling, implementation, project closure, and more. A powerful learning tool and workplace reference based on a bestselling course, Improving Your Project Management Skills lets project… [detailed...]

ISBN: 0814408753
Book size: —; Page extent: 206.

 

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Rob Reider
Improving the Economy, Efficiency, and Effectiveness of Not-for-Profits: Conducting Operational Reviews

— y.
Publisher: —
Description: MISSION ACCOMPLISHED As not-for-profits must increasingly achieve greater results with less resources, they are continually seeking ways to use such scarce resources with more economy, with greater efficiency of processes and people within their organizations, and with increased effectiveness of results in order to further their missions. Whether used alone or together with other tools such as benchmarking, activity-based management, and flexible budgeting, the operational review is the tool best used to perform an evaluation of these crucial three e?s?economy, efficiency, and effectiveness. This book shows not-for-profit managers why conducting an operational review can be beneficial, explains the tools and personnel needed to conduct the review, and shows in detail how to conduct a review of operations in each area. It includes case study materials for a social service agency, a museum operation, an arts organization, a community service agency, and a college… [detailed...]

ISBN: 0471395730
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Darren Dolcemascolo
Improving the Extended Value Stream: Lean for the Entire Supply Chain

2006 y.
Publisher: —
Description: When most teams map a lean value stream, they tend to focus on internal processes, and many organizations have reaped the benefits of implementing lean within their own facilities. The total value stream, however, for a typical product crosses many different organizations and suppliers. In Improving the Extended Value Stream: Lean for the Entire Supply Chain, Darren Dolcemascolo presents a step-by-step plan for extending lean manufacturing across the entire supply chain. He makes the case for improving the extended value stream by demonstrating the benefits: increased profitability, reduced lead times and inventory, and better quality. He then presents proven methods for sustaining success and continuously improving the entire supply chain. The techniques addressed include extended value stream mapping, process kaizen, outsourcing strategy, supplier evaluation, and supplier integration activities as they relate to a lean supply chain. This essential workbook: Is the only… [detailed...]

ISBN: 1563273330
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Edited by Christine Williams and Judith Buttris
Improving the Fat Content of Foods

2006 y.
Publisher: Woodhead Publishing Limited, CRC Press
Description: As health problems such as obesity, diabetes, and heart disease increase world wide, the food industry has come under fire to improve the nutritional quality of its products, especially the fat content. Summarizing key research, this collection examines both the influence of dietary fats on health and practical strategies for improving the fat content of food. Distinguished editors and an international team of contributors, review the evidence on the links between dietary fats and health. They discuss ways of reducing saturated fatty acids in food, explore how to develop and use PUFAs as functional ingredients, and cover ways of improving the sensory quality of product incorporating modified fats. Формат: 16 см x 24 см. [detailed...]

ISBN: 978-1-85573-965-9, 1-85573-965-8, 0-8493-9208-X
Book size: —; Page extent: 560.

 

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Peter Burwash
Improving the Landscape of Your Life: Achieve Your Full Potential Personally and Professionally (Life Enrichment Library)

2008 y.
Publisher: —
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ISBN: 0977978516
Book size: —; Page extent: 128.

 

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Roy Gilbert
Improving the Lives of the Poor by Investment Cities: An Update on the Perdormance of the World Bank`s Urban Portfolio (Operations Evaluation Studies)

— y.
Publisher: —
Description: Cities are home to 525 million poor people, and the World Bank makes substantial investments in developing country cities every year. This study reviews the performance of 99 urban development operations completed since 1993 to see, in particular, how these interventions have improved the living conditions of the urban poor, the primary goal of the livability pillar of the World Bank?s current urban strategy. Improving the Lives of Poor People by Investing in Cities finds that cities, who hosted World Bank supported urban projects, improved their livability conditions significantly more than similar cities without such projects. These improvements included better basic water, sewerage and solid waste disposal. Factors in the relative success of these urban development projects have been involvement of both beneficiaries and borrowers, without straining their capacities or resources, and the use of lessons from prior experiences. The study also finds however, that… [detailed...]

ISBN: 0821355406
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Edited by Wim Jongen
Improving the Safety of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables

2005 y.
Publisher: Woodhead Publishing Limited, CRC Press
Description: Fresh fruit and vegetables have been identified as a significant source of pathogens and chemical contaminants. As a result, there has been a wealth of research on identifying and controlling hazards at all stages in the supply chain. `Improving the Safety of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables` reviews this research and its implications for food processors. Part I reviews the major hazards affecting fruit and vegetables such as pathogens and pesticide residues. Building on this foundation, Part II discusses ways of controlling these hazards through such techniques as HACCP and risk assessment. The final part of the book analyses the range of decontamination and preservation techniques available, from alternatives to hypochlorite washing systems and ozone decontamination to good practice in storage and transport. With its distinguished editor and international team of contributors, `Improving the Safety of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables` will be a standard reference for all those… [detailed...]

ISBN: 1-85573-956-9, 0-8493-3438-1
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Willem Zijp
Improving the Transfer and Use of Agricultural Information: A Guide to Information Technology (World Bank Discussion Papers, No 247)

— y.
Publisher: —
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ISBN: 0821328689
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Ajay Chhibber
Improving the World Bank`s Development Effectiveness: What Does Evaluation Show? (Operations Evaluation Studies)

2005 y.
Publisher: —
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ISBN: 0821364618
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John Abbott
Improvisation in Rehearsal

2009 y.
Publisher: —
Description: Actors in rehearsal often feel they`ve reached a dead end in trying to build their character. Improvising around the situation - `what would your character do if -` helps the actor truly inhabit the role and liberates their creativity. [detailed...]

ISBN: 1854595237
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Suguru Ishizaki
Improvisational Design: Continuous, Responsive Digital Communication

— y.
Publisher: —
Description: Traditional visual design expresses information in fixed forms, such as print or film, so the message can be stored or distributed. With interactive media and continuously updated information, communication entails a new, more dynamic set of design problems. In this book Suguru Ishizaki offers a theoretical framework for dealing with the challenges and opportunities of what he calls `dynamic design.` His approach incorporates a community of collaborating agents that control design solutions in response to a changing context. He illustrates his ideas with several examples, such as expressive e-mail and responsive maps. The book will be of particular interest to interaction designers, visual designers, software engineers, and human-computer interaction experts. [detailed...]

ISBN: 026209035X
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Jeffrey Krivis
Improvisational Negotiation: A Mediator`s Stories of Conflict About Love, Money, AngerA—and the Strategies That Resolved Them

2006 y.
Publisher: —
Description: Improvisational Negotiation presents an original approach for mediators, negotiators, and other dispute resolution professionals. Drawing on his own experience plus those of his colleagues, Jeffrey Krivis offers the reader dramatic, well-crafted, and highly instructive stories about people in conflict - families, organizations, corporations - and shows how mediated negotiations help them to reach a successful resolution. Unlike most books on the topic, Improvisational Negotiation does not focus on theory, philosophy, or formulaic procedures. The book highlights entertaining true stories that illuminate the skills and tools a good mediator uses to direct a successful negotiation and then asks the questions: What happened? and What strategies can we learn? [detailed...]

ISBN: 0787980382
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Jon E. Grant
Impulse Control Disorders: A Clinician`s Guide to Understanding and Treating Behavioral Addictions

2008 y.
Publisher: W. W. Norton
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ISBN: 0393705218
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