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BL
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1005343
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b759713
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| Main Entry
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Snyder, Nancy Tennant,1957-
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| Title & Author
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Unleashing innovation : : how Whirlpool transformed an industry /\ Nancy Tennant Snyder and Deborah L. Duarte.
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1st ed.
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| Publication Statement
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San Francisco :: Jossey-Bass,, ©2008.
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1 online resource (xxiv, 244 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0470374411
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: 1281732583
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: 6611732586
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: 9780470374412
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: 9781281732583
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: 9786611732585
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0470192402
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9780470192405
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-231) and index.
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| Contents
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Unleashing Innovation: How Whirlpool Transformed an Industry; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Origins; Introduction; Whirlpool in an Unlikely Space; How Embedded Innovation Makes Whirlpool Unique; Testing Your Resolve; Part I: THE ANATOMY OF INNOVATION; Chapter 1: EMBEDDED INNOVATION IN ACTION; Chapter 2: STRUCTURING AND SUSTAINING INNOVATION; Part II: RATIONAL DRIVERS; Chapter 3: THE STRATEGIC ARCHITECTURE; Chapter 4: MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; Chapter 5: THE INNOVATION MACHINE; Chapter 6: INNOVATORS AND INNOVATION MENTORS; Chapter 7: MANAGING EXECUTION AND RESULTS; Part III: EMOTIONAL DRIVERS.
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| Abstract
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In publications such as BusinessWeek and Fast Company, the media have celebrated Whirlpool's transformation into a leading-edge innovator and Nancy Tennant Snyder's role as chief innovation officer. Ten years after this remarkable transformation, Unleashing Innovation tells the inside story of one of the most successful innovation turnarounds in American history. Nancy Tennant Snyder and coauthor Deborah L. Duarte reveal how Whirlpool undertook one of the largest change efforts in corporate history and show how innovation was embedded throughout the company, which ultimately lead to bottom-li.
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Whirlpool Corporation-- Management.
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Whirlpool Corporation.
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Household appliances industry-- Technological innovations-- United States-- History.
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Washing machine industry-- Technological innovations-- United States-- History.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Corporate Business History.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Infrastructure.
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Management.
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United States.
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338.7/68388
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HD9971.5.W374W457 2008eb
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Duarte, Deborah L.,1956-
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