Assessing the health impact of using lean management approaches to boost performance: Multi-industry insights from French companies that love lean

Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies.

Design/methodology/approach

This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context.

Findings

This research paper concentrates on understanding the interrelationships of lean management, occupational health, team learning, and team performance. The results evidence that creating a team learning dynamic – at a team level – does directly impact the success of LM and consequently impacts workers’ health. HR practitioners are therefore advised to seriously consider the benefits, for example, of reducing production targets as a way of unlocking improvements in employee health. HR-led efforts to create a team learning dynamic should supply a perception of improvement, which should be sustained by HR communicating evidence of the very continuous improvements that employees have generated.

Originality/value

The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Citation

(2021), "Assessing the health impact of using lean management approaches to boost performance: Multi-industry insights from French companies that love lean", Human Resource Management International Digest, Vol. 29 No. 1, pp. 36-38. https://doi.org/10.1108/HRMID-09-2020-0226