This ebook presents a snap shot of where we are with respect to the practice of lean. It presents seven papers, i.e. five standard and two reflective practice papers, which cover a diverse terrain. The ebook covers traditional topics such as lean manufacturing and shows, that in some parts of...

Cover -- Editorial advisory board -- Guest editorial -- The role of approach and avoidance motivation in employee voice -- Satisfaction of learning,performance, and relatedness needs at work and employees'organizational identification -- HRM practices and organizational performance in the UAE...

This e-book contains seven chapters that capture the state-of-the-art in performance measurement and management of professional and knowledge work. (1) The famous comment from Solow (1987) ""you can see the computer age everywhere but in the productivity statistics"" sums up the so-called...

Covers -- Editorial advisory board -- Guest editorial -- Implementing Lean Six Sigma into curriculum design and delivery - a case study in higher education -- Applying lean thinking in an educational institute - an action research -- Academic leadership - specialor simple -- Lean Six Sigma...