Purpose The purpose of this paper is to define the individual leadership competencies that are necessary to implement and sustain lean systems, based on a multi-method approach. Design/methodology/approach Data collection involved a literature review of lean competencies, interviews with four...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate how Chinese firms’ innovation is related to their perceived incentives and pressures from the transitioning institutional environment. Design/methodology/approach: A sample of 166 manufacturing firms located in Guangdong Province (China) is...