TY - CONF TI - Misconceptions of Lean: Why Implementation Fails C1 - Perth, Australia C3 - 23rd Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction SP - 621 EP - 630 PY - 2015 AU - Chesworth, Brianna AD - Ampcontrol, Australia ED - Seppänen, Olli ED - González, Vicente A. ED - Arroyo, Paz AB - Successful implementation of lean strategies is more than an overall acceptance of ideology, tools and practices; it is about acceptance of the changing culture. Culture drives implementation through the adoption of best practice principles providing the organisations with a sense of achievability. To date research in the field has provided companies with a false sense of implementation security; promoting many social, financial and cultural benefits without the acknowledgement of the overall challenge – knowledge. Utilising the action research method this paper explores the concept of knowledge and is application in lean implementation within a leading Australian construction company. The paper highlights a need for the streamlining of lean knowledge at the core of implementation strategizing. The paper proposes that developing an awareness of knowledge in a theoretical context will assist in challenging cultural behaviours within the practical application. KW - Implementation KW - lean construction KW - misconception KW - organisational culture. PB - T2 - 23rd Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction DA - 2015/07/29 CY - Perth, Australia L1 - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/1210/pdf L2 - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/1210 N1 - Export Date: 28 March 2024 DB - IGLC.net DP - IGLC LA - English ER -