International Journal of Operations & Production Management: Volume 20 Issue 8

Modalities of self‐managing teams – The “must”, “may”, “can” and “will” of local decision making

Eric Molleman

This paper deals with the leeway organizations have to develop and design self‐managing teams by using a model containing four modal verbs: must, may, can and will. “Must” refers…

Industrial relations and the diffusion of teamworking – Survey evidence from the UK steel industry

Nicolas Bacon, Paul Blyton

This article explores the industrial relations factors associated with the adoption of teamworking and allied new working practices. A survey of trade union representatives in the…

An empirical study of human resource management strategies and practices in Australian just‐in‐time environments

Damien Power, Amrik S. Sohal

This study seeks to further examine the extent and emphasis of particular human resource management strategies in Australian JIT companies through an empirical analysis of survey…

Lean production and sustainable competitive advantage

Michael A. Lewis

Today, “lean” may no longer be fashionable but its core principles (flow, value, pull, minimizing waste etc.) have become the paradigm for many manufacturing (and service…

Improving co‐development through process alignment

Stephen Evans, Sarah Jukes

There has been a recent surge of enthusiasm within the automotive industry to build closer supplier relationships within the area of product development. One concept deemed…