...Goran D. Putnik; Goran D. Putnik Purpose This editorial aims to introduce the theme of the special issue: “Lean vs agile from an organizational sustainability, complexity and learning perspective”. Design/methodology/approach The methodology of the editorial is that of a survey. In the first...

...Goran D. Putnik; Marie‐Joëlle Browaeys; Sandra Fisser Purpose The aim of the paper is to contribute to the discussion of treating the concepts of lean and agile in isolation or combination by presenting an alternative view from complexity thinking on these concepts, considering an epistemological...

.... It contrasts the techno‐socio application of Lean with the socio‐techno dynamics of agility as impacted by the info‐techno‐socio and emerging socio‐info‐techno systems. Design/methodology/approach From collaborative doctoral level research and an extensive literature review – integrating the three cultures...

...Goran D. Putnik; Goran D. Putnik; Zlata Putnik Purpose The objective of this paper is to provide a deeper insight into the relationship of the issue “lean vs agile” in order to inform managers towards more coherent decisions especially in a dynamic, unpredictable, uncertain, non‐linear environment...