Implementation of lean manufacturing and situational leadership styles: An empirical study

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to determine leadership styles at each hierarchic level that best support the LM implementation process in a given company. Design/methodology/approach: To achieve that, the authors propose a method that combines information from two sources in three major steps. First, using opinions from experts on lean implementation from an activity sector of interest the authors determine leadership styles that best suit each phase of the LM roadmap for that sector. Next, the authors analyze a specific company within the activity sector to determine: at which lean roadmap phase the company is at the moment; and the style of its current leaderships at each hierarchic..