International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management: Volume 67 Issue 6

Editorial

Nicky Shaw, Luisa Delfa Huaccho Huatuco

Do empowerment, job interdependence and organization support drive work outcome in the Indian insurance sector?

Sangeeta Sahu

The purpose of this paper is to examine the factors which influence positive and antagonistic job behavior of employees and their effects on work outcome. Such factors are…

The association between controls, performance measures and performance

Kevin Baird, Sophia Su

The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the contingency-based literature examining the effectiveness of the intensity of control, which represents the combined use of…

Longitudinal research into the effects of the high performance organisation framework: The case of NEH Philippines

André de Waal, Jeroen de Haas

Many models for designing a high-performance organization (HPO) have been proposed in the past decades. However, not much information can be found in the extant literature on…

Translating technological change – implementing technology into a hospital

Charlotte Morland, Inger Johanne Pettersen

The purpose of this paper is to understand how changes in technological devices, implemented to increase productivity and enhance performance are translated by medical professions…

Digital dividends in the phase of falling productivity growth and implications for policy making

Md. Shahiduzzaman, Marek Kowalkiewicz, Rowena Barrett

Despite the rapid pace of digitalization, aggregate productivity growth rates in most advanced countries have slowed down consistently in recent years. It creates a “puzzle”, as…

Ten commandments of Lean Six Sigma: a practitioners’ perspective

Jiju Antony, Sandeep Gupta, Vijaya Sunder M., E.V. Gijo

The purpose of this paper is to provide lean and six sigma professionals and researchers of tomorrow with Ten Commandments of Lean Six Sigma (LSS).

Application of visual management panel on an airplane assembly station

Felipe Alberto Bastos Siaudzionis Filho, Heráclito Lopes Jaguaribe Pontes, Marcos Ronaldo Albertin, Raphael Luiz Maia de Lima, Thais de Castro Moraes

The management of materials consists of an important analysis for industries as there are factors in several areas that should be considered. For this, it should take into account…

Leadership styles and their relationship with TQM focus for Indian firms: An empirical investigation

Vimal Kumar, R.R.K. Sharma

The purpose of this paper is to examine leadership styles and their impact on TQM focus within Indian firms.