scholarly journals Explore and evaluate organizational culture aspects that affecting Lean implementation within manufacturing SMEs: the case of Saudi Arabia

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Patrick McLaughlin ◽  
ABDULLAH ALKHORAIF
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Lean Implementation

scholarly journals A Model to align the organizational culture to Lean

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehrsa Taherimashhadi ◽  
Imma Ribas
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
National Culture ◽  
Corporate Culture ◽  
Lean Manufacturing ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Implementation Barriers ◽  
Lean Implementation ◽  
Lean Transformation

Purpose: Since the emergence of Lean Manufacturing many organizations strived to implement it. Nonetheless, sustainable Lean transformation is not as easy as to be simply achieved. Several aspects need to be taken into account before Lean implementation which national and organizational culture are important. By considering influences of national culture on the organizational culture, this paper aims at proposing an evaluation model to determine the cultural weaknesses of an organization and give some recommendations to manage people before implementing Lean.Design/methodology/approach: This research has been conducted based on literature review survey and semi-structured interviews. Research papers, conference proceedings, books, and official websites regarding Lean philosophy were reviewed to find the influence of national culture in Lean implementation. Different databases were scrutinized, from 2015 to 2017, containing Scopus and Web of Science with the time period of 1996-2016. A set of key terms and their combinations were used including: Toyota Production system, Lean production, Lean manufacturing, Lean management, Transformation, Implementation, Barriers/ Impediments/Challenges/Difficulties, Human resources, Success factors, Organizational culture, and National culture.Findings: The proposed evaluation model is a guide for organizations to determine cultural misalignments between the corporate culture and the Lean culture before its implementation and gives some managerial recommendations to correct them.Originality/value: This study is the first attempt to integrate the national models   with Lean culture to provide an evaluation model and some recommendations to help the organization to align its culture to Lean culture before its implementation.  

scholarly journals Organizational Culture: A Case Study Measuring the Importance and Presence of Organization Values at a Higher Education Organization in Saudi Arabia

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 56
Author(s):  
Hussein M. Reda
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Organization Culture ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Common Values ◽  
Area Of Interest ◽  
Education Organization ◽  
Values And Beliefs ◽  
Higher Education Organizations

This paper presents the findings of a study that was conducted to investigate the levels of organizational culture values that are present in students and instructors in a higher education organization in Saudi Arabia. A Survey was prepared and conducted to obtain primary data from students and instructors perception of thirty two basic and common values that are relevant to the study of organizational culture. The study findings gives valuable insights into how students and instructors see the importance and presence of organizational values and beliefs in the organization. Moreover, the enthusiasm of instructors and students gave a clear indication of how significantly important the surveys were to them. Higher education organizations may look at this paper’s findings and may choose to apply its methodology to their organization and utilize its outcomes to better understand and then improve their organizational culture. Finally, this study provide a thorough investigation of a higher education organization culture by ranking the thirty two common values and measures their presence in the students and instructors community. The study will hopefully open an area of interest that could provide considerable insight for researchers interested in this topic.

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Organizational Culture and Administrative Creativity in Universities

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 146
Author(s):  
Ibtisam Khalid Yahia Salama
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Job Performance ◽  
Organizational Climate ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
Efficient Manner ◽  
Effective Factor ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Relationship

The organizational culture is a critical and coral factor in achieving the dimensions of the administrative creativity. It can be said that the improvement of the practice of organizational culture contributes as an effective factor in the level of administrative creativity in all its dimensions. The organizational culture plays a major role in all levels and activities within the administrative system. It contributes in the creation of the convenient organizational climate, which in turn works on improving and developing the performance in a convenient and efficient manner. It also helps in achieving the individual, collective and organizational objectives that is highlighted through embodiment, development of the modern values, orientations, behavior and standards which work on growth and development of job performance (Alkurdi, 2010). This paper will try to build a theoretical background on the organizational culture and administrative creativity in Saudi Arabia education socity. The main objective is to show the significance of organizational culture and administrative creativity and also the relationship between organizational culture and administrative creativity in universities. This research work showed how the organizational culture is important to the education filed in Saudi Arabia. It contributes in assisting the individual in problem solving and decision making. It helps to make a decisive decision in a relatively record time, and enable to discover problems in order to solve them.

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