Improvement Management Training A case study at a Swedish Multinational Corporation
Year: 2014
Type: dissertation
Abstract: It is of vital importance never to forget that the world is ever changing. Therefore, it is crucial\nfor organizations not to only alter but also to improve their performance in order to become\nmore competitive on the market. One way of achieving this is to work with continuous\nimprovements. However, this requires that the employees receive the needed training for this\npurpose. In multinational corporations they must also all receive the same training in order to\ncreate a common culture throughout the whole organization. This study therefore aims to\ninvestigate how a multinational corporation can organize an Improvement Management\nTraining. Which are the main areas that are desirable to have knowledge in when leading an\nimprovement work? In order to identify the areas of interest, a case study has been performed\nat Ericsson Supply Site Borås. The investigation was conducted as a combination of a\nqualitative and a semiquantitative study in order to determinate the empirical data. The results\nrevealed that the following five major areas are essential for an Improvement Management\nTraining: Leadership, Lean¸ Organizational Behavior, Project Management and Strategic\nManagement.
Authors: Christian Gidebring, Daniel Petré
Language: English
Subfield: Management Information Systems
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W129537471