"The executive or manager searching the current literature for new approaches to productivity improvement has often had to collect information in piecemeal fashion: a book on team building, a book on reengineering, a book geared to a specific industry. Now, for the first time, The Performance Imperative offers an all-encompassing, integrated view of productivity improvement - from big picture strategy through organizational structure to the fine points of measuring and rewarding performance." "Howard Risher and Charles Fay bring together a unique and nationally prominent group of thinkers and practitioners to provide a multidisciplinary, comprehensive introduction to the full range of tools and approaches available for improving human performance and productivity. In each section of the book, these leading contributors to their fields tell what is needed to develop high-performance management systems, link performance and rewards, and reform management/employee relations to achieve competitive advantage." "Experts in different approaches to productivity detail specific problems and provide advice on what must be done to overcome the challenges facing organizations today. Among others, Edward E. Lawler III offers his insights on challenges to organizational effectiveness, Philip B. Crosby on quality management, Susan Albers Mohrman on designing work teams, and Richard W. Beatty on developmental pay." "For executives and managers in every industry or sector - including government, education, and health care - these experts offer insight and perspective on the future of the programs and practices required to support organizational effectiveness, including leadership, team building, and the role of human resources in improving organization and human performance."--Jacket.