An ethical role for I-O psychology in Lean management

In the case of Lean management, we should be considering the morality and impact of such interventions before perfecting their properties and implementation. [...]although we agree with Balzer and colleagues that Lean is in need of I-O psychologist involvement, we see this need as stemming from a se...

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Published inIndustrial and organizational psychology Vol. 12; no. 3; pp. 239 - 242
Main Authors Rauvola, Rachel S., Thomas, Candice L.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bowling Green Cambridge University Press 01.09.2019
Subjects
Decision making
Employees
Empowerment
Ethics
Intervention
Lean manufacturing
Morality
Occupational health
Organizational change
Psychologists
Values
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Summary:In the case of Lean management, we should be considering the morality and impact of such interventions before perfecting their properties and implementation. [...]although we agree with Balzer and colleagues that Lean is in need of I-O psychologist involvement, we see this need as stemming from a separate issue: an ethical prerogative. The degree to which Lean is translatable to, useful in, and suitable for different industries is unclear. [...]we need to understand the impact of industry on Lean and vice versa before concerning ourselves with implementation issues. [...]we call for attention to which populations are or are not fitting recipients of Lean interventions (i.e., the “for whom” of Lean). The forms of control individuals desire and benefit from can differ as well (e.g., with respect to scheduling, work processes, performance criteria). [...]there are individual differences in the appeal of Lean management models that should be considered when investigating its occupational health outcomes.
ISSN:1754-9426
1754-9434
DOI:10.1017/iop.2019.51