Thoughts on kaizen and its evolution: Three different perspectives and guiding principles

MF Suárez‐Barraza, J Ramis‐Pujol… - International Journal of …, 2011 - emerald.com
Purpose–Since Masaaki Imai coined the term Kaizen in the mid 1980s it has been regarded
as a key element in the competitiveness of Japanese companies. However, even though …

Kaizen strategy and the drive for competitiveness: challenges and opportunities

S Al Smadi - Competitiveness Review: An International Business …, 2009 - emerald.com
Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to revisit the Japanese model of continuous
improvement (Kaizen) in order to evaluate its contribution to competitiveness in …

Managing and organizations: An introduction to theory and practice

SR Clegg, TS Pitsis, M Kornberger - 2019 - torrossa.com
This introductory chapter seeks to familiarize you with some of the major trends of recent
times that pervade the context of contemporary managing and organizations. Some of these …

Kaizen in Japan: an empirical study

AP Brunet, S New - International Journal of Operations & Production …, 2003 - emerald.com
This paper reports the study of kaizen as practised in a selection of Japanese companies.
After discussing the general understanding of kaizen and proposing a clear definition, the …

Business ethics as practice

S Clegg, M Kornberger… - British Journal of …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
In this article we develop a conceptualization of business ethics as practice. Starting from the
view that the ethics that organizations display in practice will have been forged through an …

The sublime object of entrepreneurship

C Jones, A Spicer - Organization, 2005 - journals.sagepub.com
This paper engages with debates on enterprise culture and one of its key subjects—the
entrepreneur. Enlisting the work of Jacques Lacan and Slavoj Žižek, we attempt to explain …

Güçlendirici lider davranişlari ve örgütsel vatandaşlik davranişi arasindaki ilişkinin sosyal mübadele kuramindan hareketle incelenmesi

Oİ Bolat, T Bolat, OA Seymen - Balıkesir Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler …, 2009 - dergipark.org.tr
Problem Durumu: Son 20 yıldır akademisyenler örgütsel vatandaşlık davranışının
belirleyicileri ve sonuçlarını araştırmaktadır. Bu kapsamda, iş tatmini, örgütsel bağlılık …

Encontrando al" Kaizen": un análisis teórico de la" mejora continua"

MF Suárez Barraza, JÁ Miguel Dávila - Pecunia, 2008 - donbot-servicios.unileon.es
Desde que Masaaki lmai acuño el término de Kaizen a mediados de los años ochenta, este
se ha visto como un elemento clave para la competitividad de las empresas japonesas. No …

Datification and the pursuit of meaningfulness in work

MK Stein, EL Wagner, P Tierney… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Proliferation of digital means of tracking worker activities has contributed to the rise of data‐
driven approaches to managing people, with employees often required to record their …

Kaizen event approach: a case study in the packaging industry

B Vo, E Kongar, MFS Barraza - International Journal of Productivity …, 2019 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, a case study on the application of lean
production principles in a manufacturing facility is presented to demonstrate the impact of …