Lean higher education : increasing the value and performance of university processes /: increasing the value and performance of university processes. ([2020])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: William K. Balzer.
• Authors: Balzer, William K
• Contents: The Case for Lean Higher Education The Need for Change in Higher Education Implementing Improvements and Change in Higher Education Lean Principles and Practices: An Approach to Organization-wide Change and Improvement Lean Higher Education: The Application of Lean Principles and Practices in Higher Education The Potential of LHE Lean Higher Education in Practice: An Overview and Case Study Higher Education – Falling Short of the Mark Lean Higher Education (LHE) An Example of the Application of LHE: The Freshman Move-in Process "Proof of Concept:" Examples of the Successful Application of LHE University of Central Oklahoma University of Iowa University of New Orleans Bowling Green State University University of Scranton Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Getting Started: The Successful Launch of LHE LHE: University-wide versus Local Implementation Institutional Readiness for LHE: The Importance of Workplace Climate and Leadership Practices Creating Structure to Support LHE Selecting an LHE Initiative Organizing LHE Project Teams What Do They Really Want? Identifying What the Beneficiaries of Higher Education Value and Expect The Beneficiary Defines Value; The University Delivers Value Listening to the Beneficiaries of Higher Education: What Do They Value and Expect? Establish Metrics for Assessing What Beneficiaries Value and Expect Final Thoughts: Higher Education as a Monastery or Market Preparing Visual Maps for a Comprehensive Understanding of University Processes Preparing a Current State Visual Map Creating a Visual Map: The Approval Process for New Courses Eliminating Waste and Improving Flow Identifying Waste in University Processes Eliminating Waste from University Processes Improving Flow in University Processes Implementing LHE Solutions and Sustaining Improvements Identifying and Implementing LHE Solutions Sustaining the Gain: Institutionalizing the New Process The Approval Process for New Courses: Identifying, Gaining, and Sustaining Support for LHE Initiatives Realizing the Promise of LHE: Current Challenges, Future Directions, and Next Steps Challenges to the Broader Adoption of LHE Opportunities for the Broader Adoption of LHE Next Steps
• Edition: Second edition
• Publisher Details: New York, NY : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxvii, 405 pages)
• Subjects: 378.1/01; Universities and colleges -- United States -- Administration; Organizational effectiveness -- United States; Organizational change -- United States; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Quality Control; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Government & Business; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Workplace Culture; Organizational change; Organizational effectiveness; Universities and colleges -- Administration; United States; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781351216944; 1351216945; 9781351216920; 1351216929; 9781351216937; 1351216937; 9781351216913; 1351216910
• Related ISBNs: 9780367901837; 9780815379096
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 24, 2020).
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