Influence of team members' characteristics on the sustainability of continuous improvement initiatives

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dc.contributor.authorTortorella, Guilherme Luz
dc.contributor.authorFogliatto, Flavio Sanson
dc.contributor.authorVergara, Alejandro Mac Cawley
dc.contributor.authorGoncalves Quelhas, Osvaldo Luis
dc.contributor.authorSawhney, Rapinder
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T23:56:35Z
dc.date.available2025-01-20T23:56:35Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractThis article aims at examining the influence of teams' characteristics on the sustainability of Continuous Improvement (CI) initiatives. To achieve that, two identical manufacturing cells undergoing CI implementation and subordinated to the same leadership were investigated through a combination of quantitative and qualitative approaches. While one team has shown a sustained and increased performance, the other could not maintain improvements and worsened its performance. As the only factor distinguishing cells is team composition, we verify which team characteristics impact on CI sustainability. Results indicate that workers' seniority in company and in team, as well as their age positively influence team behaviour regarding the sustainability of CI initiatives. Long-term sustainability of CI initiatives has been a major concern in most companies. Although previous studies have approached the subject from different and complementary perspectives, the understanding of how specific characteristics of team members may influence the sustainability of CI is still vague and imprecise.
dc.description.funderConselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/14783363.2019.1641077
dc.identifier.eissn1478-3371
dc.identifier.issn1478-3363
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/14783363.2019.1641077
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/95164
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000476409300001
dc.issue.numero7-8
dc.language.isoen
dc.pagina.final868
dc.pagina.inicio852
dc.revistaTotal quality management & business excellence
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectcontinuous improvement
dc.subjectlean production
dc.subjectpeople engagement
dc.subjectinterpersonal aspects
dc.subjectteams characteristics
dc.subject.ods12 Responsible Consumption and Production
dc.subject.odspa12 Producción y consumo responsable
dc.titleInfluence of team members' characteristics on the sustainability of continuous improvement initiatives
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen32
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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