01899cmm a2200289 4500 214798036 TxAuBib 20120507120000.0 091026s2010||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780071639859 electronic bk. 0071639853 electronic bk. 9780071635233 Cloth 0071635238 Cloth (OCoLC)459790467 N$T eng N$T OCLCQ TEFOD IDEBK OCLCQ CDX COO OCLCQ B24X7 BDX TxAuBib Rother, Mike. Toyota kata [electronic resource] : managing people for improvement, adaptiveness, and superior results / Mike Rother. New York : McGraw Hill, 2010. 1 online resource (xx, 306 p.) : ill. Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-293) and index. The situation. What defines a company that thrives long term? -- Know yourself. How are we approaching process improvement? ; Philosophy and direction ; Origin and effects of our current management approach -- The improvement kata : how Toyota continuously improves. Planning : establishing a target condition ; Problem solving and adapting : moving toward a target condition -- The coaching kata : how Toyota teaches the improvement kata. Who carries out process improvement at Toyota? ; The coaching kata : leaders as teachers -- Replication : what about other companies? Developing improvement kata behavior in your organization -- Appendix 1 : where do you start with the improvement kata? -- Appendix 2 : process analysis. Total quality management. Personnel management. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Workplace Culture. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Human Resources & Personnel Management. Electronic books. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=291242 EBSCOhost