Communication and high-speed management
By: Donald P. Cushman and Sarah Sanderson King.
Contributors: King, Sarah Sanderson, 1932-
Series: SUNY series, human communication processes; SUNY series in human communication processes.
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Albany
Language: eng
Number of pages: 277
Subjects: Communication in organizations.; Communication in management.; Competition, International.
Description: High-speed management is used to competitive advantage by some of the most successful organizations in the world - General Electric; Toyota; ASEA, Brown, and Boveri; Motorola; Intel; and Matsushita. In these very successful companies fast cycle time or high-speed management translates into two important organizational capabilities. First, it creates a high level of performance that management can build into a firm's operating systems.

More specifically, increases in effective communication are employed to eliminate bottlenecks, delays, and errors in production, cutting costs and improving quality. Second, high-speed management is an organizational strategy which continuously improves a firm's integration, coordination, and control systems.

It transforms all of a firm's communication activities such as leadership, corporate climate, teamwork, worker and unit interfaces, process mapping, and outside linking processes into a more responsive customer adaptation system.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-273) and index.