Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the history and existing
research on continuous improvement (CI). Design/methodology/approach–Extensive review …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to provide a systematic overview of approaches to
project portfolio selection in continuous improvement and to identify opportunities for future …

Since the mid 1980's accounting has attempted to turn strategic. In the area of strategically
oriented performance measurement Balanced Scorecard (BSC) has been one of the most …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to compare the practices of continuous improvement
that are applied in medium and large manufacturing and service companies in two Latin …

Purpose Delivering premium services and quality products are critical strategies for success
in manufacturing. Continuous improvement (CI), as an underlying foundation for quality …

Purpose This study examines the role of anxiety in kaizen behaviour and performance by
empirically testing the influence of personal anxiety (state and trait) on individual kaizen …

Purpose–The objective of this article is to identify and analyze critical factors in the
development of continuous improvement (CI) activities in Brazilian companies …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to provide new insights in understanding the value of
integrating the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) with Six Sigma. Design/methodology/approach …

The purpose of this paper is to present empirical evidence about the relationship between
the characteristics of Six Sigma projects, as drivers of innovation, and financial performance …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to propose a comprehensive benchmarking approach
to help subsidiaries of a company to implement continuous improvement (CI) …