International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management: Volume 59 Issue 7
Table of contents
Identifying future challenges for productivity research: evidence from Finland
Jonna Käpylä, Aki Jääskeläinen, Antti LönnqvistThis paper aims to identify future challenges for productivity research.
Training design and transfer: contributions of Six Sigma
Alan F. Chow, Treena Gillespie Finney, Kelly C. WoodfordThis paper aims to bring together the concepts of Six Sigma into the process of training design and training transfer.
A framework for designing, managing, and improving Kaizen event programs
Eileen M. Van Aken, Jennifer A. Farris, Wiljeana J. Glover, Geert LetensThe purpose of this paper is to introduce a framework for the design and management of a Kaizen event program where short‐term improvement projects (Kaizen events) are…
Total quality management practices and results in food companies
Evangelos L. Psomas, Christos V. FotopoulosThe paper seeks to focus on the concept of total quality management (TQM) in a specific sector: the food sector. The purpose of this paper is to factorize the TQM concept by…
Reducing employees' turnover in transactional services: a Lean Six Sigma case study
Alessandro Laureani, Jiju AntonyThe case study aims to illustrate the application of Lean Six Sigma into the human resource (HR) function of a service industry corporation.
Performance measurement and intranets: a natural partnership
D. Keith DentonThe purpose of this paper is to explain how the intranet can be used to improve performance measurement and management.
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr Luisa Huatuco
- Dr Nicky Shaw