New paper in Journal of Operations Management
Together with Prof. Maricela Arellano (now at HEC Montréal) and Prof. Netland (ETH, Production and Operations Management), Johannes Meuer publishes a new paper “Commitment follows beliefs: A configurational perspective on operations managers' commitment to practice adoption” in one of the field’s flagship journals.
This paper seeks answers to a fundamental question for organizations seeking to implement best practices: How do managers commit to practice adoption? It is well known that change initiatives such as Lean, Operational Excellence, and Digital Transformation often fail due to a lack of management commitment. We show that there are "many ways to Rome". Highly committed managers can take the role of a Follower, a Pragmatist, or a Reformer. The key to building high commitment is to pay attention to and nudge the managers' belief configurations.
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