Purpose The purpose of this paper is to better understand the role that leadership plays in
the success of Lean management (LM) implementation, by trying to identify what is the …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine leadership styles at each hierarchic level
that best support the LM implementation process in a given company. Design/methodology …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to empirically examine the relationship between the
behavioral orientation of leaders from different hierarchical levels and the implementation …

This paper aims at identifying the combination of organisational culture profiles and
leadership styles that best support companies implementing lean manufacturing practices …

Lean is often considered as a collection of tools and practices that can be used to achieve
superior operational and financial performance. However, there is consensus nowadays that …

Purpose Although lean methods are considered easy to be implemented during the initial
phases of the lean transformation process, few companies are able to maintain them in long …

The objective of this review is to identify the most effective characteristics of leaders to
enable lean implementation, and helps the organization to improve or change their already …

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Regardless the kind of organization, a successful lean manufacturing (LM) implementation
is highly dependent on its people, both leaders and followers. Hence, the way leaders act …

Purpose Recent studies suggest that the implementation of Lean will only be successful
when aligned with organizational culture (OC). The purpose of this paper is to understand …