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Successful lean implementation: Organizational culture and soft lean practices
Thomas Bortolotti 
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Stefania Boscari ,
Pamela Danese
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Stefania Boscari ,
Pamela Danese
International Journal of Production Economics, Volume: 160, Pages: 182 - 201
Swansea University Authors:
Thomas Bortolotti , Stefania Boscari
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DOI (Published version): 10.1016/j.ijpe.2014.10.013
Abstract
This work explores the differences between successful and unsuccessful lean factories in terms of organizational culture dimensions and use of soft lean practices.The analysis of more than 300 factories shows (1) which organizational culture characteristics are peculiar of successful lean factories...
| Published in: | International Journal of Production Economics |
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2014
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0925527314003508 |
| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa21636 |
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| Abstract: |
This work explores the differences between successful and unsuccessful lean factories in terms of organizational culture dimensions and use of soft lean practices.The analysis of more than 300 factories shows (1) which organizational culture characteristics are peculiar of successful lean factories and (2) that they implement more extensively lean practices concerning people and relations – i.e., soft lean practices. |
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| Keywords: |
Lean management, Organizational culture, Operational performance, High performance manufacturing, Multi-group analysis |
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182 |
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201 |