Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to increase the understanding regarding how managers attempt to make purposeful use of innovation management self-assessments (IMSA) and performance information (PI). Design/methodology/approach: An interpretative perspective on purposeful use is used as an...

In investigating whether shared leadership can be tracked on a work-life level, this study aims to contribute knowledge about how common shared leadership is among managers in Sweden. A search was made for equal assumption of responsibilities and, specifically, for joint leadership, i.e. a...

This book examines current and emerging challenges in manufacturing related to the ideal of developing production processes with variability and agility on one level of the system, combined with structures ensuring stability and robustness on another level; close to what by other scholars has...

Preface -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- The Orchard as a Metaphor: Putting the Four Processes into Context -- Outline of the Chapters -- References -- Chapter 2: The Quality Dilemma: Combining Development and Stability -- The Quality Dilemma: What Is It? -- Quality Improvement...