Beyond World Class

Being 'world class' is inextricably linked to being competitive. In this new book the author builds upon Becoming World Class and incorporates his experience of introducing fundamental changes in a number of major organisations. The author discusses how organisations can compete when competitors have also introduced the management innovations of recent years and become `lean'. He argues that success comes not from making business processes more efficient but from the contribution of people and he examines how companies can successfully motivate employees. This is an innovative book which puts forward a new approach for regional development in a global context. The author argues that the three elements of society, the firm and individual must work together to achieve economic growth in these competitive and changing times Front Matter....Pages i-x The Learning Society....Pages 1-11 The Learning Business: Models for Evolving the Knowledge-Creating Company....Pages 12-31 Change Management....Pages 32-55 Strategic Change in Practice....Pages 56-103 Change Tools and Techniques - What About Competitiveness?....Pages 104-160 Beyond Change. The Role of Leadership and Strategy....Pages 161-193 The Organization and Society....Pages 194-224 Economic Revival and Regional Development....Pages 225-245 New Patterns of Employment and Unemployment....Pages 246-261 Where is the Individual in this Brave New World of Flexibility?....Pages 262-289 Back Matter....Pages 291-333 In this new book the author builds upon Becoming World Class and incorporates his experience of introducing fundamental changes in a number of major organisations. It includes case studies from a range of industries including GE, SAS and 3M