An exploratory study of Middle Manager's Roles in continuous Improvement
| Autor: | Freek J.A. Hermkens, Georges Romme, Sharon Dolmans |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Innovation Technology Entrepr. & Marketing, Center for Quantum Materials and Technology Eindhoven |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Knowledge management
business.industry 05 social sciences Exploratory research Middle management Context (language use) SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth Body of knowledge Strategic change SDG 8 – Fatsoenlijk werk en economische groei 0502 economics and business 050211 marketing Business 050203 business & management |
| Zdroj: | International Business Research, 13(5), 9-30. Canadian Center of Science and Education |
| ISSN: | 1913-9012 1913-9004 |
| Popis: | Floyd and Wooldridge have developed a widely used model regarding the middle managers’ contribution to strategic change, in which four strategic roles for middle managers are considered: championing, synthesizing, facilitating and implementing. Although there is an extensive body of knowledge about the roles and influence of middle managers in implementing strategy, insight in which roles are activated in continuous improvement (CI) initiatives is underdeveloped and highly dispersed. Therefore, in this study we seek to understand which middle management roles (i.e. championing, synthesizing, facilitating, implementing) contribute to accomplishing CI. To explore which of these roles are activated when middle managers are confronted with a CI initiative, we developed a scenario experiment. Our findings indicate that the implementing and synthesizing roles appear to be of key importance in the context of CI initiatives, while the facilitating and championing roles appear to be less relevant. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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