Assessing the value of pursuing a lean culture: A multinational journey into understanding lean's link with organizational culture
Human Resource Management International Digest
ISSN: 0967-0734
Article publication date: 19 December 2019
Issue publication date: 9 March 2020
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies.
Design/methodology/approach
This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context.
Findings
This literature review paper concentrates on assessing the scope of definitions that have been offered for lean culture, as well as confirming that the concept's high level of pragmatic ambiguity has positive and negative effects on its usefulness for organizational transformation. The notion of organizational culture has been closely tied with references to lean culture in previous literature. Based on the 13 lean culture definitions and 103 organizational culture definitions identified, the authors conclude that the amalgamation of lean culture with business activities like human resource management remains vague and complex.
Originality/value
The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.
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Citation
(2020), "Assessing the value of pursuing a lean culture: A multinational journey into understanding lean's link with organizational culture", Human Resource Management International Digest, Vol. 28 No. 2, pp. 21-23. https://doi.org/10.1108/HRMID-10-2019-0241
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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