... manufacturers develop a learning-to-learn capability that enables Industry 4.0 adoption? The authors adopt action research to generate actionable knowledge from a two-year-long action learning intervention at the Danish rooftop window manufacturer VELUX. Findings Drawing on emergent insights from the action...

...Krishna Chaitanya Balthu; Ben Clegg Purpose The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how action research-based interventions can effect change in a complex and challenging professional service environment (Lewis and Brown, 2012). This paper presents a successful way to do this. First...

...Mohammad Hossein Zarei; Ruth Carrasco-Gallego; Stefano Ronchi This is one of the first empirical studies to integrate environmental sustainability and HSCs using an action research methodology. Humanitarian logistics Contingency theory Environmental sustainability Green practices Action...

..., Touboulic and Walker’s (2015b) action research in the food industry provided evidence of horizontal supplier-to-supplier relationships being formed during supplier meetings facilitated by the buyer. Although the main focus was on the vertical collaborative relationships between a large multinational buyer...

... reveals two dimensions of organisational control, technical and social, that are used to develop a conceptual framework for studying this phenomenon. Design/methodology/approach The authors conducted explorative action research involving pilot and control groups from two departments of a UK bank...

.../approach – This study adopted an action research methodology to explore the potential impact of HPP in SME food manufacturers. Selected companies had identified product variety management as a challenge and also had recognised the need to enhance internal integration. Given this, the research team, from...

... companies in this supply chain. Design/methodology/approach – This study uses a longitudinal case study (action research (AR)), which combines qualitative and quantitative analyses. Observations over time, documents such as contracts, joint agreements, meeting agendas and minutes, personal...

... organizations across the world. Design/methodology/approach – The study used an action research (AR) approach and was conducted over an 18-month period within an acute hospital in the north east of England. Data were generated through enacting AR cycles, interviews, participant observation, document...

...Linda Hendry; Yuan Huang; Mark Stevenson Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a successful implementation of a comprehensive workload control (WLC) concept; and to describe the associated implementation process. Design/methodology/approach Longitudinal action research using...

... development of extant OS models and methods which presently mainly focus on OS content, as distinct from process issues. Design/methodology/approach The methodology combines action research and a longitudinal single site case study of OS processes in practice. Findings The paper conceptualises an OS...

... concerning quality improvement efforts among machine operators in a plastics manufacturer. Design/methodology/approach The method used was the “action‐research” approach since the researchers were actively involved in the training, implementation, and use of the BSA. Findings It was found that using...

... that the techniques of BPR are highly applicable in the public sector. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Business process re‐engineering Process management Modelling Public sector Action research Academic interest in the field of business process re‐engineering (BPR) seemed to approach fever pitch during...

... IDEF0 software tool. A participatory action research framework was used, informed by principles derived from critical social theory, to describe the complexity of the situation and provide improved communication amongst stakeholders. The paper concludes by reflecting on the need for more “ideal” speech...

... approach in OM, and the particular logic and value of applying action research (AR) to the description and understanding of issues in OM. Begins with a review of the role of empirical research in OM and how AR features within the OM research literature. Introduces the theory and practice of AR and outlines...

... dimensions: paradigm (i.e. action research and case study), timing (i.e. initial, ongoing, post), data sources (i.e. internal, external, and literature), data collection method, and research stage (i.e. pre, central, follow‐up). Reflection on the implementation of the approach with ongoing projects...

... for manufacturing flexibility through the introduction of a key Japanese manufacturing technique, namely machine set‐up time reduction. An unusual feature of the study is the use of action research. The strong emphasis on participation and collaboration inherent in action research, was felt to make it appropriate...

...Roy Westbrook The continuing debate on production and operations management (POM)research has led to a new emphasis on empirical methods. Claims that,while surveys and case research are increasingly recommended to POM researchers, action research has been relatively neglected. The distinct...

... methodology which was developed to address these. This three‐stage methodology has been successfully applied to the process of formulating manufacturing strategy and suggests that similar methodologies might be appropriate for future strategy research. © MCB UP Limited 1993 Action research...

..., temporal, valuational and spatial incongruencies. Productivity measures can be classed broadly as quantitative (e.g. Input‐Output Indices) or qualitative (Appraisal Method). A critical review of these models and their limitations is presented. The need for an Action Research Model, which aims to contribute...