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Navigating Digital Transformation? The Guiding Role and Socialization Processes of Change Agents
Public Administration, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article investigates the role of internal change agents in advancing digital transformation within public sector organizations. In response to the complexities of digitalization, these change agents guide their peers in adopting technology and bridging the gap between strategy and implementation. We draw on an 18‐month diary study (N = 68,
Caroline Fischer, Jessica Breaugh
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Resolving Agile Ambidexterity: Between Ambivalence, Adaptation, and Accommodation
Public Administration, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Public bureaucracies address challenging and complex problems by applying agile work practices when standard operating procedures or routines fail. In these situations, public managers need to decide whether to exploit existing bureaucratic routines or explore novel solutions through non‐routine agile work practices.
Ines Mergel
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Batching Policy in Kanban systems
Journal of Manufacturing Systems, 1989 Abstract Kanban systems differ from traditional inventory-oriented pull systems in that they permit consideration of the interaction between production lead time and inventory levels. In this paper, the effect of batch sizing policy on production lead time—and hence on inventory levels and cell performance—is studied.
Uday S. Karmarkar, Sham Kekre
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Journal of Management Studies, Volume 63, Issue 6, Page 3317-3350, September 2026.Abstract Our study challenges a commonly held assumption in the legitimacy and organizational change literatures: that the legitimacy of a change project is closely tied to, and dependent upon, the legitimacy of the change agent promoting it. Drawing on an in‐depth, three‐and‐a‐half‐year qualitative study of a major transformation within a French ...
Alaric Bourgoin +2 more
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A comparative study and a proposal of a decision support system for the pull systems
Gazi Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi, 2019 Pull system is a production approach that material movement is triggered by a signal. Although the pull system is usually used as a synonym of kanban system, it has been seen that kanban does not work well in some production environments, and some pull ...
İhsan EROZAN
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How iteration frequencies affect project uncertainty and risk ‐ An empirically elaborated model
Decision Sciences, Volume 57, Issue 4, Page 345-363, August 2026.Abstract Iterative approaches have gained prominence in new product development (NPD) projects in response to increasingly dynamic and turbulent business environments. In this article, we study how iteration frequency—that is, the rhythm at which development teams revisit and test comprehensive products—affects an NPD project's uncertainty and risk. We
Timo Kalmes, Fabian J. Sting
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Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, Volume 33, Issue 4, Page 5017-5039, July 2026.ABSTRACT Construction megaprojects, large‐scale, complex, and capital‐intensive, are particularly prone to inefficiencies, cost overruns, delays, and environmental degradation due to fragmented workflows, stakeholder misalignment, and resource intensity.
Abdelazim Ibrahim +5 more
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PRODUCTION SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT THROUGH KANBAN APPLICATION IN LABOR INTENSIVE COMPANY
Jurnal Ilmiah SINERGI, 2019 Delivery performance is essential for a manufacturer to meet customer requirement. The only manufacturer with fast, accurate and on time delivery could survive in global competition as a sports shoe manufacturer with the labor-intensive production ...
Novera Elisa Triana, Meike Elsye Beatrix
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Strategic Management Journal, Volume 47, Issue 6, Page 1640-1670, June 2026.Abstract Research Summary This study provides a causal explanation concerning how managerial actions using historical values contribute to dynamic capabilities, or sustaining competitive advantage in changing environments. Based on historical methods that consist mainly of hermeneutics, contextualization, and source criticism, it analyzes sources and ...
Katsuki Aoki
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J@ti Undip: Jurnal Teknik IndustriIn an effort to provide a high level of service to hospitals, pharmaceutical installations are often faced with problems in monitoring and determining adequate drug supply levels to respond to demand, both from outpatient and inpatient units.
Sriyanto Sriyanto, Rinawati Dyah Ika
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