Facilitating a continuous improvement culture: a literature review

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dc.contributor.authorAlmaiman, Sulaiman
dc.contributor.authorMcLaughlin, Patrick
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-13T19:10:00Z
dc.date.available2018-12-13T19:10:00Z
dc.date.issued2018-12-01
dc.description.abstractBecoming a continuously improving organization demands more than debates and resources; it requires a proper organizational culture. Successful continuous improvement depends on certain cultural factors. The challenge that faces many organizations is how to facilitate continuous improvement and embed its spirit in their organizational cultures. There are specific values and behaviours associated with continuous improvement. Several recent studies have confirmed the crucial role of organizational culture in implementing operational management approaches. However, answering the question of “how” is still awaiting a clear road map. This paper provides a literature review that explores the aspects that could facilitate a continuous improvement culture, where there is a clear demand for modelling the proper climate for continuous improvement. This literature review has included the articles have been published within the last two decades. It concluded with a group of cultural aspects, which draws guidelines for leaders to facilitate continuous improvement in their organizations.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationSulaiman Almaiman and Patrick McLaughlin. Facilitating a continuous improvement culture: a literature review. Advances in Transdisciplinary Engineering: Volume 8: Advances in Manufacturing Technology XXXII. Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Manufacturing Research, 11-13 September 2018, Skovde, Sweden. pp. 493-498en_UK
dc.identifier.issn978-1-61499-901-0
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-902-7-493
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/13732
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherIOS Pressen_UK
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/*
dc.subjectContinuous Improvementen_UK
dc.subjectOrganizational Cultureen_UK
dc.subjectOperations, Managementen_UK
dc.subjectLiterature Reviewen_UK
dc.titleFacilitating a continuous improvement culture: a literature reviewen_UK
dc.typeConference paperen_UK

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