Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-231) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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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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SUMMARY OR 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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MIL
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OverDrive, Inc.
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173258
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D3712DEF-27C0-4327-86BF-F28FFA663BEB
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Title
Unleashing innovation.
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0470192402
CORPORATE BODY NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Whirlpool Corporation-- Management.
Whirlpool Corporation.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Household appliances industry-- Technological innovations-- United States-- History.
Washing machine industry-- Technological innovations-- United States-- History.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Corporate & Business History.