Cross-functional executive involvement and worker involvement in lean manufacturing and sustainability alignment

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1332-1358

  Longoni, Annachiara ^a   Cagliano, Raffaella ^b  

^a ESADE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Spain)

^b School of Management   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lean manufacturing; Organizational model; Strategic alignment; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84942104453     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: 17586593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJOPM-02-2015-0113     Document Type: Article

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