01472    a2200169   4500020001500000020001800015082001300033100002100046245012400067260004500191300002100236500001500257520083700272700002401109856008201133856008701215  a0786307943  a978078630794404a658.40631 aKlubnik, Joan P.10aBattling the barriers to success :b50 ways to keep your workplace improvement initiative on target /cJoan P. Klubnik.  a[S.l.] :bIrwin Professional Pub,c1996.  a244 p. ;c25 cm.  aHardcover.  aToday, most organizations are involved in some kind of workplace initiative. Whether it is reengineering, system automation, rightsizing, total quality, or mass customization, all face a similar problem-loss of momentum after the initial implementation of the endeavor. It has been suggested that the failure rate of improvement initiatives is as high as 75%. Battling the Barriers to Success offers readers more than 50 ways to ensure the success of their improvement enedeavors. This guide includes action to address obstacles that readers need to overcome in order to improve the success rate of their initiatives. Each action item, categorized for easy reference and application, includes: What-The action item. Why-The importance of this action item to the success of any improvement initiative. How-a recipe for taking action.1 aRoschelle, Marlene.403Amazon.comuhttp://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0786307943/chopaconline-20403Amazon customer reviewsuhttp://www.chopac.org/cgi-bin/tools/azrev.pl?q=0786307943