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_aMcAdam, Rodney _eauthor |
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_aAbsorbing new knowledge in small and medium-sized enterprises : _ba multiple case analysis of Six Sigma/ _ccreated by Rodney McAdam, Jiju Antony, Maneesh Kumar and Shirley A Hazlett |
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_aLondon : _bSage, _c2014. |
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_aInternational small business journal _vVolume 32, number 1 |
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| 520 | 3 | _aThe primary aim of this article is to critically analyse the development of Six Sigma theory and practice within small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) using a multiple case study approach. The article also explores the subsequent development of Lean Six Sigma as a means of addressing the perceived limitations of the efficacy of Six Sigma in this context. The overarching theoretical framework is that of absorptive capacity, where Six Sigma is conceptualized as new knowledge to be absorbed by smaller firms. The findings from a multiple case study involving repeat interviews and focus groups informed the development of an analytical model demonstrating the dynamic underlying routines for the absorptive capacity process and the development of a number of summative propositions relating the characteristics of SMEs to Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma implementation. | |
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_aAbsorptive capacity _vMultiple case studies _xSix Sigma |
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_aAntony, Jiju _eco author |
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_aKumar, Maneesh _eco author |
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_aHazlett, Shirley A. _eco author |
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