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Local adaption and central confusion: decentralized strategies for public service Lean implementation

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  • Marte D.-Q. Holmemo
  • Jonas A. Ingvaldsen

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There are a number of arguments for implementing public service Lean in a decentralized fashion, characterized by employee participation and local adaptions of the concept. This paper reports on a longitudinal case study of decentralized Lean implementation in a large Norwegian public service provider. The analysis points to unintended consequence of communication and co-ordination difficulties. The authors suggest ways of striking a reasonable balance between centralized and decentralized strategies of Lean implementation.

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  • Marte D.-Q. Holmemo & Jonas A. Ingvaldsen, 2018. "Local adaption and central confusion: decentralized strategies for public service Lean implementation," Public Money & Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 38(1), pages 13-20, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:pubmmg:v:38:y:2018:i:1:p:13-20
    DOI: 10.1080/09540962.2018.1389493
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