Lean management (LM) is a managerial approach for improving processes based on a complex system of interrelated socio-technical practices. Recently, debate has centered on the role of organizational culture (OC) in LM. This paper aims to contribute to this debate by examining whether plants that...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to identify the most influential determinants of healthcare employees’ problem-solving capabilities and attitudes towards kaizen initiatives, and clarify how these determinants are related to social outcomes. Design/methodology/approach: Drawing on the...

There has been a long-standing debate in the management literature as to the performance implications of environmental practices. Drawing upon the contingent resource-based view, we hypothesize that organizational culture moderates the relationship between environmental practices and firm...