... as a mediator and innovation climate (IC) and continuous improvement (CI) as moderators, it takes the research on open innovation process practices further. Through the resource-based view (RBV)/dynamic capabilities (DC) view, the study explains a conditional-process model that separates the bundles of BI...

...Jun Xu; Fengmei Liu; Yuying Luo; Xueguo Xu Purpose This study quantifies how digital technologies enhance business process resilience across supply chain stages, addressing a critical gap in process management literature on technology-enabled continuous improvement. Design/methodology/approach...

...Alinda Kokkinou; Bart Lameijer; Ton van Kollenburg; Paul Touw Purpose Prescriptive implementation frameworks and inventories of factors that are required for successful continuous improvement (CI) implementation are widely available. However, the available guidance typically assumes linear...

... organizational paths) were more obvious where leadership support proved to have a positive effect on continuous improvement, training, and customer involvement. Moreover, the significant and negative effects of the Lean practices studied on knowledge waste was also supported, including for example...

...Lidia Sanchez-Ruiz; Raquel Gomez-Lopez; Beatriz Blanco Rojo Purpose The aim of this paper is to analyse the nature of the facilitators of continuous improvement (CI), proposing a classification of them and identifying the different profiles of companies based on them. Design/methodology...

...Peng Yu; Bok Young Yoo; Jang Hee Lee Purpose The purpose of this study is to propose a comprehensive benchmarking approach to help subsidiaries of a company to implement continuous improvement (CI). Design/methodology/approach The proposed approach classifies subsidiaries of a company...

...Vathsala Wickramasinghe; M.N. Chathurani Purpose This study investigates the effect of continuous improvement initiatives in streamlining HRM practices in Sri Lanka. Design/methodology/approach Survey methodology was used and 217 respondents who fulfilled the selection criteria set...

...Mauricio Uriona Maldonado; Matheus Eduardo Leusin; Thiago Carrano de Albuquerque Bernardes; Caroline Rodrigues Vaz Purpose Business process management (BPM) and lean management (LM) are both recognized for improving organizational performance through continuous improvement, yet their similarities...

...Lidia Sanchez-Ruiz; Beatriz Blanco; Emma Diaz Purpose The purpose of this paper is to define a general and common construct in order to measure the level of difficulty companies experience when they implement continuous improvement (CI). Additionally, a rank of barriers is obtained together...

...-use rights only Systems thinking Continuous improvement Complex systems In what follows, the word enterprise is used in a very broad sense as substitutable for such other choices as business, company or organization without regard to whether the enterprise is a for profit one...

..., the author defines the strategy for improvement in an organization. The basic principle of this strategy is continuous improvement, and tactics to control resources refers to the ABC algorithm. Findings – The author shows that continuous improvement is a prerequisite for the effectiveness...

... routine? RQ2. How has process management, particularly clinical pathways, been introduced? Germany Hospitals Process management Clinical pathways Continuous improvement Diagnosis‐related groups Hospital management Process orientation RQ3. Did their introduction live...

... --> Competences Continuous improvement Outsourcing Process management Article Type: 2010 Awards for Excellence From: Business Process Management Journal, Volume 16, Issue 6 Outstanding Paper Award for Business Process Management Journal Dynamic outsourcing through process...

... their strategies to recap the benefits of changing times (Bernhard and Vittori, 2004). Outsourcing Competences Continuous improvement Process management Outsourcing, traditionally known as “make‐or‐buy” decision, is the act of contracting internal business activities to outside (either domestic...

...‐phase business process improvement framework: start‐up, self analysis, defining improvement strategy for making changes, feedback, and continuous improvement. Findings The key factor in keeping up with changes in market conditions is systematic application of improvement efforts and providing...

.... Information systems Value added Continuous improvement The delivery of health care requires multiple steps and patient “handoffs” with healthcare professionals operating in “separate silos”. In a paper based system, healthcare professionals act without the benefit of complete information...

..., the process reference model is described to a certain extent and detailed by means of activity tree and event‐driven process chain (EPC) diagrams. Finally, some considerations are made on the benefits of using such an approach. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Continuous improvement Change management Total...

... process and not just isolated stages. It also advocates radical changes rather than small and continuous improvements. Nonetheless, as noted by Grover and Malhotra (1997), this idea of radical change is being relaxed. A new field, Business Process Management, comprising all the approaches focused...

.... Discusses the methodological approaches used in various contexts for creating a culture based on process management. Concludes with some useful guidelines to support efforts in establishing a business process management culture. © MCB UP Limited 1997 BPR Continuous improvement ISO 9000...

...H. James Harrington Unveils the myth that process breakthrough methodologies like business process improvement, process re‐engineering, and process innovation, provide a greater total organizational improvement than continuous improvement methodologies. Also shows how to combine continuous...