<P>Chapter 1 -- In the Beginning </P><P>Chapter 2 -- The Introduction Phase </P><P>Chapter 3 -- What do I Need to Know about Lean Leadership? </P><P>Chapter 4 -- Lean Speak; Do I Need to Learn Japanese? </P><P>Chapter 5 -- Common Lean Tools </P><P>Chapter 6 -- The 2 Pillars of a Lean Culture </P><P>Chapter 7 -- What Key Principles Drive a...</p></p></p></p></p></p></p>

During the last three decades, due to widespread conflicts and wars, many people in Afghanistan have become internally displaced refugees or international immigrants. However, one commonality is that Afghans living locally and internationally have all been exposed to the traditional cultural...

We explore whether and how the overconfidence of Chief Operating Officer (COO) affects the firm's operational performance, in particular, the leanness of inventory. As overconfident managers tend to overestimate their firms' operational capabilities, we hypothesize that an overconfident COO sets...

We examine whether the U.S. partisan gap over the COVID-19 pandemic finds its way into corporate decisions in terms of how firms communicate the impact of the pandemic to investors. Specifically, we examine whether executives’ political leanings affect their firms’ qualitative disclosures...