TY - BOOK AU - Langley,Gerald J. TI - The improvement guide : a practical approach to enhancing organizational performance SN - 9780470192412 AV - HD58.9 .I467 2009 PY - 2009/// CY - San Francisco PB - Jossey-Bass KW - Organizational effectiveness KW - Organizational change KW - Quality control N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 465-477) and index; Changes that result in improvement -- Skills to support improvement -- Improvement case studies -- The science of improvement -- Using the model for improvement -- Developing a change -- Testing a change -- Implementing a change -- Spreading improvements -- Integrating methods for the improvement of value -- Improving large or complex systems -- Case studies of improvement efforts -- Making the improvement of value a business strategy -- Developing improvement capability UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1009/2008055670-t.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1009/2008055670-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1009/2008055670-b.html ER -