... of knowledge-based view to conduct a survey of 294 manufacturing companies in India. With the use of Hayes' PROCESS Macro in SPSS, the collected data were used to analyze the proposed mediating effect of firm's AC and moderating effects of leadership commitment (LC). Findings Study results suggest...

...Guilherme Tortorella; Desirée H. van Dun; Amanda Gundes de Almeida Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine leadership behaviors associated with lean healthcare (LH) implementation and how they develop throughout the change process. Design/methodology/approach After a systematic...

...Soyeon Kim; Keiko Toya Purpose Given the emergence of servitization as a viable strategy for manufacturers to gain a competitive advantage, determining what factors influence effective servitization is imperative. Drawing on organizational change and leadership theories, the purpose of this paper...

...) roadmap. In addition, it also aims at analyzing the influence of inherent contextual variables related to leadership. Design/methodology/approach The proposed method relies on both qualitative and quantitative approaches, since it combines and numerically assesses the results of semi-structured...

...Andrea Gelei; Dávid Losonci; Zsolt Matyusz Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate leadership attributes that contribute to or inhibit the successful adaptation of lean techniques. Design/methodology/approach – Using leadership attributes of the Global Leadership...

...Ifechukwude K. Dibia; Hom Nath Dhakal; Spencer Onuh Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present the Lean “Leadership People Process Outcome” (LPPO) implementation model. Design/methodology/approach – The model is developed from existing models through literature review and its success...

... develops a conceptual model to generate strategic flexibility and benefit for a manufacturing firm by managing manufacturing strategy and technology adoption with different leadership roles. Findings The results show that the leadership role is a significant factor to motivate strategic flexibility...

...Arto Haikonen; Taina Savolainen; Pekka Järvinen Aims to explore the Six Sigma methodology as a method for developing CI capability. More specifically, the focus is on the role of management in the improvement of processes. Any type of organizational improvement process requires visible leadership...