TY - BOOK AU - DeRose,Chris AU - Tichy,Noel M. TI - Judgment on the front line: how smart companies win by trusting their people SN - 9781591843887 AV - HF5415.5 .D467 2012 U1 - 658.3/14 23 PY - 0000/// CY - New York PB - Portfolio/Penguin KW - Customer relations KW - Management KW - Employee participation KW - Organizational behavior KW - Corporate culture KW - fast N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-268) and index; The front line innovation factory -- Building the front line focused organization -- Starting at the top -- Teaching people to think -- Experiment to innovate on the front line -- Breaking down the hierarchy -- Investing in front line capability -- A never-ending process -- Corporate citizenship on the front line -- Conclusion N2 - Reveals the advantages of empowering front-line employees who deal directly with customers, citing the examples of such organizations as Zappos and the Mayo Clinic of Arizona to demonstrate how their practices have significantly improved customer serviceand loyalty ER -