Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a critical analysis of publications relating to
the use of continuous improvement (CI) methodologies, such as Lean, Six Sigma and Lean …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review and discuss the effects of the introduction of
lean into healthcare workplaces, phenomena that have not been widely investigated …

Critical and accessible, the new edition of this bestselling textbook offers valuable insight
into contemporary management practices and encourages readers to reflect on the realities …

Change is one of the most written about topics in organizational literature. However, despite
all this literature, with advice and recommendations, most organizations struggle in their …

Purpose Why are some lean workfloor teams able to improve their already high
performance, over time, and others not? By studying teams' and leaders' behaviour-value …

This paper reports the use of Lean Six Sigma (LSS) in Policing Services, Scotland and the
authors present four case examples of LSS and the key lessons learnt from such projects …

Public organizations are immersed in challenging contexts, having to meet and balance
internal and external demands for transparency, accountability, political goals, and specific …

In this article, we argue that societies' unpreparedness and inadequate responses to the
Covid-19 pandemic expose weaknesses in the foundations of the dominant economic …

Abstract Lean Six Sigma (LSS) is one of the most widely used business improvement
initiatives in both manufacturing and service organizations. For a modern organization to …

This paper draws on recent work which explores the subject of Lean Six Sigma from both an
academic and practitioner view. A similar framework is utilised to explore the state of Lean …