Plenert, Gerhard Johannes. <br/><br/>
Making innovation happen :  Concept Management Through Integration / 
Gerhard Plenert, Shozo Hibino. 
 - Boca Raton, Fla. :  St. Lucie Press,  c1998. 
 - xx, 168 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>TraditionChapter 1: Why Change Chapter 2: Creative (Breakthrough) ThinkingChapter 3: World Class ManagementChapter 4: Change MethodologiesConcept Management (CM)Chapter 5: CM PhilosophyChapter 6: CM Integration and Organization-How CM WorksChapter 7: CM Measurement and MotivationChapter 8: CM Working TogetherChapter 9: CM Road to SuccessA New World Order of ChangeChapter 10: CM The TestChapter 11: CM in the FutureIndex 
<br/><br/> Human potential can be maximized through organized, integrated systems that focus on developing creativity and innovation. This is the book that tells you how to make it happen-create an environment of exciting, purpose/goal-directed, positive change in your organization. The text integrates several cutting-edge management concepts in one volume: Breakthrough Thinking, World Class Management, Total Quality Management, and Concept Engineering. The authors bring together progressive management philosophies from the East and West as well as revolutionary ideas from manufacturers in Japan, the U.S., and Brazil. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>157444090X (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>97-037096 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Total quality management.<br/>Teams in the workplace.<br/>Leadership.<br/>Production management.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HD62.15  / .P56 1998 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>658.5