TY - BOOK AU - Plenert,Gerhard Johannes AU - Hibino,Shozo TI - Making innovation happen: Concept Management Through Integration SN - 157444090X (alk. paper) AV - HD62.15 .P56 1998 U1 - 658.5 21 PY - 1998/// CY - Boca Raton, Fla. PB - St. Lucie Press KW - Total quality management KW - Teams in the workplace KW - Leadership KW - Production management N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 N2 - 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0803/97037096-d.html ER -