Aim The aim of the current study was to investigate impact servant leadership dimensions on leader–member exchange (LMX) among health-care professionals. Background Leadership support and quality dyadic relationship between leader employee are essential regarding work environment turnover intentions in health care. Method A questionnaire-based cross-sectional undertaken at four hospital units Sweden. sample included 240 employees. Results Significant bivariate correlations were found all...

Purpose This paper seeks to identify information enabling and supporting production ramp‐up processes, by exploring critical events the role of in such events. Design/methodology/approach The research approach was based on empirical theoretical investigations. A selection 30 events, considered most for realization and/or performance at one Swedish automotive company, were categorized constituted base analysis which focused types sources event handling. Findings Information handling is a...

Global labor market shifts have spurred the need for innovations and adaptations in workplace norms. This evolution demands a workforce with technical soft skills to meet sustainability industry advancements. The paper aims elucidate complex challenges related ambition develop socially sustainable, competitive, green subjected an accelerating pace of change. It outlines findings Delphi study conducted Sweden, which integrated workshops, interviews, surveys experts from various sectors...

The green transition necessitates manufacturing companies to address climate change and incorporate sustainable resilient solutions into their production. best opportunity achieve such in production is during development, especially greenfield projects with fewer constraints from existing solutions. So far, the knowledge of how this limited. Therefore, paper aims elaborate on can attain focus development practices relation active ownership, collaboration learning, potentially supporting...

The electric vehicle market is expected to grow substantially in the coming years, which puts new requirements on end-of-life phase and recycling systems. To a larger extent, environmental footprint from these vehicles related raw material extraction production, and, consequently, material- energy-efficient 3R system (reuse, remanufacturing, recycling) urgently needed. ability understand model design development of such therefore becomes important. This study contributes this by identifying...

Complexcity Index (CXI) is a method developed to help manufacturing companies describe complexity as experienced and assist in reducing the effects it has on operator performance. The targeting perceived was tested at Volvo Cars Corporation. Reproducibility of could be seen between respondents considered valuable tool for visualizing problem-areas stations. It suggested that objective data one way identify which stations should in-depth with CXI method, used suggesting improvements or...

Abstract New firms face challenges regarding pace, time, scalability, and societal changes, requiring increased attention to sustainable work prerequisites. However, this dimension of social sustainability is less studied than economic ecological sustainability. This paper addresses how considered in an entrepreneurial startup carrying out a greenfield project within new industrial domain. Data were collected for 30 months longitudinal case study. The study shows that (i) working condition...

Lean principles and methods, originating in a Japanese cultural context, have spread to large number of companies throughout the world. The aim this case study research is identify compare national aspects that influence Production Product Development implementation Swedish companies. Data were collected through questionnaires, interviews an industrial workshop with practitioners. shows some sub-areas Lean, such as value definition, control systems, leadership, team development, knowledge...

Information is a vital resource in development activities of any business. These systems also play very important role the knowledge sharing an organisation. In order to properly bridge over from information system organisation system, transformation process data, via information, becomes understand. A challenge create appropriate conditions both organization and enhancing among employees, promote organizational learning. This paper will analyse industrial example weekly planning meetings...

Many organisations use daily meetings, whiteboards and an information system for employee intra-communication. While Operation Management research is often management centred, Human Centred Design, instead, takes a user's perspective. This aims to reflect upon describe method, applied in practice double case study within manufacturing, on how (re-)design meetings visual boards, what type of key performance indicators are most relevant the personnel. The paper proposes lean Kata-improvement...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to reflect on interactive research as a means create relevant knowledge in the domain operations management general and specifically context production start-up. Design/methodology/approach reflection use start-ups was based study two completed projects. lens for framework including context, quality relationship, process itself outcomes. Findings industrial manufacturing companies Sweden, with different kind challenges related start-ups, such...

It is widely recognised that manufacturing companies need to pay attention sustainability aspects be competitive. However, there still no clarity on how combine requirements for and profitability achieve long-term competitive manufacturing. Furthermore, a knowledge develop resilient sustainable production systems. This paper aims explore the state-of-the art state-of-practice associated with development of systems, focus challenges enablers. To this, narrative literature review was carried...

The aim of this article is to explore improvisational handling critical work practices during the COVID-19 pandemic and interpret these from a learning perspective. Based on an interview study with representatives private, public intermediary organisations, identified three different types as responses crisis involving ‘scaling up’ down’ practices. By down’, we refer for which, due pandemic, it has been imperative urgently scale up existing operational process or develop new process,...