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Lean organization, management by process and performance measurement.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): International Journal of Operations & Production Management. 1996, Vol. 16 Issue 2, p221-236. 16p. 7 Diagrams, 3 Charts.
Abstract: Two of the major characteristics of the new production paradigm known as lean production are; the pursuit of excellence in terms of a suitable mix of performance and continuous improvement; rethinking work organization in order to gain a flexible and e...
The "Theory A" System of Work Organization for the Modern African Workplace.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): International Studies of Management & Organization. Spring89, Vol. 19 Issue 1, p6-27. 22p.
Abstract: The article presents the results of an in-depth analysis of detailed ethnographic information on an indigenous African mode of work organization, specifically efako, which is practiced by the Nupe people of Nigeria, as of March 1989. The people are loc...
Culture and Work Organization the Chinese Case.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): International Journal of Psychology. Jan1990, Vol. 25 Issue 3-6, p583-592. 10p.
Abstract: This paper discusses the role of the indigenous values in facilitating the development of managerial and organizational systems underlying the success of indigenous enterprises in the newly industrialized societies. One illustration is the Chinese cult...
Securing Commitment in an Insecure World: Workers in Multinational High-Tech Subsidiaries.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Economic & Industrial Democracy. Aug2004, Vol. 25 Issue 3, p375-410. 36p.
Abstract: The article explores the relationship between high-tech work reorganization and worker commitment using case studies of three multinational electronics firms in the Philippines. The author analyzes firms' work organization strategies and traces three w...
Improved work organization to increase the productivity in manual brick manufacturing unit of West Bengal, India.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics. Jan2021, Vol. 81, pN.PAG-N.PAG. 1p.
Why is Crafting the Job Associated with Less Prosocial Reactions and More Social Undermining? The Role of Feelings of Relative Deprivation and Zero-Sum Mindset.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Journal of Business Ethics. Apr2023, Vol. 184 Issue 1, p175-190. 16p. 2 Diagrams, 4 Charts, 1 Graph.
Abstract: Employees frequently engage in job crafting to better match their jobs with their personal abilities and skills. Compared with its benefits, the potential detrimental consequences of job crafting have received less attention from researchers. Drawing o...
Payment by results. Leading system in production development.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): International Journal of Production Research. May76, Vol. 14 Issue 3, p357. 9p.
Abstract: Swedish experience of changes of payment systems indicates that there is a strong link between payment-by-results and the way the work organization functions. In fact the efficiency-promoting effects of payments-by-results to a great extent is explaine...
Conceptions and operational use of value and waste in lean manufacturing – an interpretivist approach.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): International Journal of Production Research. Dec2017, Vol. 55 Issue 23, p6903-6915. 13p. 2 Diagrams, 2 Charts.
Abstract: In this article, we explore how the key concepts of lean manufacturing, value, value adding and waste are conceived and operationally used by Lean trainers in operational work processes. A comparative case study with a mixed method approach, using an e...
Award Recognizes Organizations Working in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Publication Type: Periodical
Source(s): GrantStation International Insider. Mar2020, Vol. 12 Issue 2, pN.PAG-N.PAG. 1p.
Abstract: The Inter-American Development Bank's JK VISIONARIES award recognizes extraordinary organizations that are working in innovative and effective ways to improve lives in Latin America and the Caribbean. A second prize of $50,000 and third and fourth priz...
Managing demand variability using requisite variety for improved workflow and operational performance: the role of manufacturing flexibility.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): International Journal of Production Research. May2013, Vol. 51 Issue 10, p2915-2934. 20p. 3 Diagrams, 9 Charts.
Abstract: In this study, we use the law of requisite variety to investigate the effect of manufacturing flexibility on workflow and operational performance. After developing a requisite variety construct using a parsimonious conceptualisation of manufacturing fl...