Abstract Academic literature on Lean Manufacturing (LM) is widely available. However, due
to its fragmentation, the contribution of LM from practical and academic perspectives is …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine leadership behaviors associated with lean
healthcare (LH) implementation and how they develop throughout the change process …

The purpose of the paper is to offer a comparison between survey and face to face
interviews as tools for data collection in qualitative exploratory research. This study aims at …

Despite the envisioned interrelations, the way Industry 4.0 (I4. 0) technologies can influence
the design and implementation of lean value streams is still unknown and little empirical …

The objective of this paper is to evaluate the perception of Lean management practices and
its influence on sustainability practices in Higher Education Institutions (HEI). The theoretical …

This paper examines pathways to implement a high-performing Lean Automation (LA). We
asked 61 manufacturers from Brazil and India that are undergoing a lean implementation …

Lean manufacturing implementation: leadership styles and contextual variables | Emerald
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Leadership has been cited by several studies as key for the success of lean production.
However, studies on lean leadership are not usually based on any leadership theory lens …

Purpose Why are some lean workfloor teams able to improve their already high
performance, over time, and others not? By studying teams' and leaders' behaviour-value …

This paper aims at identifying the combination of organisational culture profiles and
leadership styles that best support companies implementing lean manufacturing practices …