... in the dairy business to evaluate its impact on performance, where profitability is a decisive factor. Design/methodology/approach Based on the qualitative design, a 5-phase action research methodology was used in this study, where multiple data collection sources were used, including focus group...

...) in a Brazilian manufacturing industry with the participation of managers, aiming to gather the user’s perspective and improvement opportunities for the approach itself. Design/methodology/approach The work adopts the action research (AR) approach once the researchers were busily involved in the training...

... it can influence the machines’ availability, reducing the number of hours a machine is stopped to perform training sessions. Design/methodology/approach To achieve the goals proposed, the action research strategy was used. After defining the context and purpose, two full cycles were applied, composed...

.... This research deploys an A3 lean thinking project in the monitoring phase of strategic KPIs upon completion of several ongoing improvement projects. The research methodology is action research aiming at disseminating the problems that the company is facing. The study relies on the lean action plan...

... in this environment. Toyota Kata Continuous improvement Learning Action research Engineer-to-order manufacturing Construction industry To increase their competitiveness, companies in the construction industry strive to minimize their cost overruns and schedule delays, while safeguarding quality...

...Bruno Pešec This paper contributes a novel combination of action research practices that can be used for improving other learning initiatives as well, and an example of how to question the veracity of qualitative findings. Lean startup Innovation Entrepreneurship Gamification...

.... We used the Lean Six Sigma (LSS) approach within Action Research (AR) methodology, to identify and analyse the causes of the problem, and rapidly identify and implement client-centred solutions to improve the service access process while involving employees, managers, partners and a partner-clients...

... be garnered from an AR approach. Thus, both the context and methodological approach contribute to the literature. Quality management SME Action research Quality climate Desmond Bishop can be contacted at: desmondbshp@yahoo.com . 23 08 2020 12 12 2020 27 04 2021 © Emerald...

... training program for front-line manufacturing supervisors to provide them with the knowledge needed to engage their teams in daily continuous improvement. A literature review was conducted on best practices in training design for positive transfer. Action research using qualitative methodologies...

... of a municipality have direct contact to citizens or companies and should align their processes and service standards on the customer demand (Osborne et al., 2013). The paper applies the action research method. Especially for the broad field of project management, methods focusing on actual...

...Denise Rodríguez; Hendrik Van Landeghem; Virginia Lasio; Dirk Buyens © Emerald Publishing Limited 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Job satisfaction Action research Lean Core self-evaluations Perceived job autonomy Perceived job demands H4...