Lean Tools, Knowledge Management, and Lean Sustainability: The Moderating Effects of Study Conventions

Bo Zhang, Zhanwen Niu and Chaochao Liu
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Bo Zhang: College of Management and Economics, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
Zhanwen Niu: College of Management and Economics, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
Chaochao Liu: School of Management, Tianjin University of Commerce, Tianjin 300134, China

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 3, 1-20

Abstract: It is essential for enterprises to develop lean sustainability. In this way, both the learning and understanding of the knowledge of lean tools becomes necessary. In fact, knowledge management plays a key role in the application of lean tools. In this paper, an in-depth exploration is carried out, investigating the mechanism of knowledge management which mediates between lean tools and the lean sustainability of enterprises, as well as the regulatory role of study conventions. Furthermore, a large sample from a questionnaire survey and a model based on structural equations is applied to test our theoretical hypothesis. It can be stated that lean tools display a positive effect on lean sustainability via the mediating role of knowledge management. Additionally, study conventions positively regulate the relationship among lean tools, knowledge management, and lean sustainability.

Keywords: lean sustainability; knowledge management; study conventions; structural equation model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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