focusing device, one which allows them to besimultaneously 'lean' and 'green'. …Introduction:In the past, efforts to improve the environment almost always led to increasedproduction costs. In fact … Porter and van der Linde, 1995.)Concomitantly, a central tenet of strategic management theory is that firms need tofocus on …

and quality management journals. The search of journals is also limited to a set of key words (“Lean”, “Green”, “Six Sigma … management journals. The study focusing on investigating the green impact of Lean, Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma methods …/value Literature exploring the environmental/green impact of quality management methods commonly used in industry is limited. There is …

The purpose of this study is to examine the evolutionary development of green management. To do this, first, Kuhn … presence of common beliefs, values and norms, and the increasing anomalousness are strengths of the green management. However …, the core position of profit orientation in business strategies weakens the green management. …