Influenced by their compensation plans, CEOs make their own luck through decisions that affect future firm risk. After adopting a relative performance evaluation (RPE) plan, total and idiosyncratic risk are higher, and the correlation between firm and industry performance is lower. The opposite...

<P>Chapter 1 -- In the Beginning </P><P>Chapter 2 -- The Introduction Phase </P><P>Chapter 3 -- What do I Need to Know about Lean Leadership? </P><P>Chapter 4 -- Lean Speak; Do I Need to Learn Japanese? </P><P>Chapter 5 -- Common Lean Tools </P><P>Chapter 6 -- The 2 Pillars of a Lean Culture </P><P>Chapter 7 -- What Key Principles Drive a...</p></p></p></p></p></p></p>

This study examines the relationship between lean implementation and managerial ability in the healthcare industry. Using a panel data set from U.S. short-term, general, acute care hospitals from 2000 to 2015, we conduct unidirectional analysis and two-stage Probit least squares regression to...