Overcoming inter-generational conflicts: Focus on lean production to develop a learning organization
Development and Learning in Organizations
ISSN: 1477-7282
Article publication date: 5 November 2020
Issue publication date: 6 July 2021
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
Becoming a learning organization can help significantly increase performance levels and sustain competitiveness. Implementation lean production principles can help the cause, although certain interaction effects between these practices and generational differences in values and beliefs might impact on learning capabilities.
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
(2021), "Overcoming inter-generational conflicts: Focus on lean production to develop a learning organization", Development and Learning in Organizations, Vol. 35 No. 4, pp. 21-23. https://doi.org/10.1108/DLO-07-2020-0151
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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