International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management: Volume 61 Issue 1

Environmental performance and technical efficiency, is there a link?: The case of Greek listed firms

Ilias Alexopoulos, Kostas Kounetas, Dimitris Tzelepis

The recent performance literature suggests that policies that enhance corporate environmental performance are more likely to lead to sustainable development, as these strategies…

Workforce competency model (WFCM): An empirical study in Malaysia of a model for maintenance workforce performance evaluation

Izatul Hamimi Abdul Razak, Shahrul Kamaruddin, Ishak Abdul Azid

The paper aims to introduce a model for measuring individual performance named Workforce Competency Model (WFCM). Notable aspects of the model including its…

Targeting performance measures based on performance prediction

Mohammad Saidi Mehrabad, Mona Anvari, Morteza Saberi

This study aims to investigate the development of predictive tools in performance measurement and management (PMM), and modeling of a forward‐looking method to help managers to…

Continuous improvement: critical factors in Brazilian industrial companies

Pedro C. Oprime, Glauco Henrique de Sousa Mendes, Márcio Lopes Pimenta

The objective of this article is to identify and analyze critical factors in the development of continuous improvement (CI) activities in Brazilian companies.

Developing the organization's productivity strategy in various sectors of industry

P.R.A. Oeij, M.P. De Looze, K. Ten Have, J.W. Van Rhijn, L.F.M. Kuijt‐Evers

The paper aims to present an approach to improve the organisation's productivity which is applicable in every industrial sector. The nucleus of the approach is to develop an…

Standards for Lean Six Sigma certification

Alessandro Laureani, Jiju Antony

This paper aims to provide an overview of current Lean Six Sigma certification practices among different industries and organisations and puts forward a public standard.

Sony succeeds

Socially-aware Australia

Give and get

Events

Pakistan grows too slowly

Editorial

Tom Burgess, John Heap

Animals eat energy

Bulgarians need to work less … but better

Traumatic healthcare productivity

Chicken surprise