TY - GEN
T1 - LEAN TEAMS AND BEHAVIORAL DYNAMICS
T2 - 29th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction, IGLC 2021
AU - Asadian, Elnaz
AU - Leicht, Robert M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Prof. Luis F. Alarcón and Assoc. Prof. Vicente González, IGL2021 All rights reserved.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - The emphasis of lean thinking on eliminating waste and improving production makes it easy to relate to the construction domain to have more successful projects. Several tools and techniques have been introduced to simplify lean adoption. However, the human side of lean has not yet seen the emphasis it deserves. Interdisciplinary teams are the implementers of lean practices within projects. Therefore, this study seeks to shed light on the nature of lean teams within construction projects. The human dynamics are mapped to the lean principles to investigate the link between these constructs and lean initiatives implementation. To support the alignment of team enablers with lean principles, eight constructs from the A_B_C framework of team psychology have been identified through the literature search, including openness, trust and psychological safety, cohesion, team viability, collaboration and communication, conflict, information sharing, and knowledge exchange. The findings highlight that organizations should consider the behavioral side of lean in a team context if they want to realize the full benefits of lean transformation. By emphasizing the importance of lean foundations within the organizational culture and team member behavior, construction teams will be able to develop the link necessary between team members' interactions and lean principles adoption.
AB - The emphasis of lean thinking on eliminating waste and improving production makes it easy to relate to the construction domain to have more successful projects. Several tools and techniques have been introduced to simplify lean adoption. However, the human side of lean has not yet seen the emphasis it deserves. Interdisciplinary teams are the implementers of lean practices within projects. Therefore, this study seeks to shed light on the nature of lean teams within construction projects. The human dynamics are mapped to the lean principles to investigate the link between these constructs and lean initiatives implementation. To support the alignment of team enablers with lean principles, eight constructs from the A_B_C framework of team psychology have been identified through the literature search, including openness, trust and psychological safety, cohesion, team viability, collaboration and communication, conflict, information sharing, and knowledge exchange. The findings highlight that organizations should consider the behavioral side of lean in a team context if they want to realize the full benefits of lean transformation. By emphasizing the importance of lean foundations within the organizational culture and team member behavior, construction teams will be able to develop the link necessary between team members' interactions and lean principles adoption.
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U2 - 10.24928/2021/0125
DO - 10.24928/2021/0125
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85126254032
T3 - IGLC 2021 - 29th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction - Lean Construction in Crisis Times: Responding to the Post-Pandemic AEC Industry Challenges
SP - 393
EP - 402
BT - IGLC 2021 - 29th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction - Lean Construction in Crisis Times
A2 - Alarcon, Luis Fernando
A2 - Gonzalez, Vicente A.
A2 - Murguia, Danny
A2 - Brioso, Xavier
PB - Department of Engineering, Civil Engineering Division, Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru
Y2 - 14 July 2021 through 17 July 2021
ER -