Organizational culture assessment as a means of Lean Management maturity diagnosis

• Authors: Wiesław Urban
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The aim of this study is to design the foundations for corporate culture assessment as a method for Lean transformation evaluation, and to justify the legitimacy of such an approach. The study assumes that in the field of corporate culture the most appropriate symptoms of Lean maturity exist. The evaluation of Lean Culture are helpful for managers in many ways, particularly in the identification of further Lean transformation paths. Lean Culture assessment should consider the following cultural values: continuous improvement, clear leadership, waste elimination, organization of the value stream, and respect for employees. Lean Culture assessment should be accompanied by Lean performance indicators.

Keywords

EN

Lean Culture; Lean Management; Lean maturity

• Publisher: Wydział Zarządzania - Uniwersytet Gdański
• Journal: Zarządzanie i Finanse
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 4
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 131-139

Contributors

author

Wiesław Urban

• Assoc. Prof., Ph.D. Hab. Eng., The Department of Organization and Management, Faculty of Management, Bialystok University of Technology, Wiejska 45A, 15-351 Bialystok, Poland,

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