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A Research Agenda for Lean Management
This fascinating Research Agenda analyzes the key research topics within lean management. Exploring both contextual histories of these topics and potential avenues for future research, it provides a complete picture of lean management practices both past and present.
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Elgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary.
This fascinating Research Agenda analyzes the key research topics within lean management. Exploring both contextual histories of these topics and potential avenues for future research, it provides a complete picture of lean management practices both past and present.
Exploring how lean management methods should be viewed and implemented, this Research Agenda examines how the concept has emerged through Toyota’s real-world practices. Chapters are divided into 5 succinct sections: lean as a strategy; lean and learning,
lean and sustainability, lean leadership and behaviors, and lean and digitalization. Through these, new theoretical perspectives across several academic disciplines are investigated, ultimately providing useful insights on how to implement successful and sustainable lean programs.
A Research Agenda for Lean Management will be perfect for researchers and scholars seeking fresh methodologies and topics to rejuvenate their work within various disciplines, such as strategy and leadership. Discussion into implementing sustainable lean programs within this book will additionally benefit management practitioners.
This fascinating Research Agenda analyzes the key research topics within lean management. Exploring both contextual histories of these topics and potential avenues for future research, it provides a complete picture of lean management practices both past and present.
Exploring how lean management methods should be viewed and implemented, this Research Agenda examines how the concept has emerged through Toyota’s real-world practices. Chapters are divided into 5 succinct sections: lean as a strategy; lean and learning,
lean and sustainability, lean leadership and behaviors, and lean and digitalization. Through these, new theoretical perspectives across several academic disciplines are investigated, ultimately providing useful insights on how to implement successful and sustainable lean programs.
A Research Agenda for Lean Management will be perfect for researchers and scholars seeking fresh methodologies and topics to rejuvenate their work within various disciplines, such as strategy and leadership. Discussion into implementing sustainable lean programs within this book will additionally benefit management practitioners.
Critical Acclaim
‘The field of lean management is very much alive and growing. This book does a great job of bringing together leading experts in lean management who summarize state of the art and provide fertile ideas for future research. It will get your brain cells buzzing.’
– Jeff Liker, University of Michigan, US
– Jeff Liker, University of Michigan, US
Contributors
Contributors include: Jiju Antony, Michael Ballé, Godefroy Beauvallet, Michela Carraro, Fabian Dillinger, Fabian Formann, Andrea Furlan, Paolo Gaiardelli, Ambra Galeazzo, Rose Heathcote, Peter Hines, Marte Holmemo, Kai Magenheimer, Florian Magnani, Giuditta Pezzotta, Daryl Powell, Gunther Reinhart, Eivind Reke, David Romero, Henrik Saabye, Rachna Shah, Guilherme Tortorella, Desirée H. van Dun, Kodo Yokozawa, Matteo Zanchi
