Sustaining human resource outcomes from Kaizen events

Wiljeana J. Glover; Jennifer A. Farris; Eileen M. Van Aken; Toni L. Doolen; June M. Worley

Sustaining human resource outcomes from Kaizen events

Wiljeana J. Glover, Jennifer A. Farris, Eileen M. Van Aken, Toni L. Doolen, June M. Worley

Industrial Engineering

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Abstract

Kaizen events have been widely reported to produce positive change in both business results and employee outcomes. However, the sustainability of Kaizen event outcomes has received limited research attention to date. This paper identifies the factors that were most strongly related to work area employee attitudes and commitment to Kaizen events approximately nine to eighteen months after the event, based on a field study of 65 events in eight manufacturing organizations. This study provides evidence of how management may predict and influence one of the long-term effects of Kaizen events and lays a foundation for future research.

Original language	English
State	Published - 2010
Event	IIE Annual Conference and Expo 2010 - Cancun, Mexico Duration: Jun 5 2010 → Jun 9 2010

Conference

Conference	IIE Annual Conference and Expo 2010
Country/Territory	Mexico
City	Cancun
Period	06/5/10 → 06/9/10

Keywords

Continuous improvement
Improvement sustainability
Kaizen blitz
Lean manufacturing
Rapid change

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