Corporate culture as a tool for implementation of lean management principles in hospitals in Slovakia
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https://doi.org/10.32782/2077-6594/2025.4/12Keywords:
healthcare, lean management, corporate culture, dynamic managerial capabilitiesAbstract
Purpose. The main objective of our research was to examine the relationship between corporate culture and lean management in hospitals in Slovakia and to find out the possible reinforcing effect of dynamic managerial skills in this relationship. Materials and methods. The research aimed at investigation of the interrelationship between corporate culture and the implementation of lean management principles in healthcare organizations in the Slovak Republic and at identification of the moderating effect of dynamic managerial capabilities in this relationship. The sample consisted of 175 managers from 35 hospitals. The SEM method in Smart Pls 3.3 software was used to test the hypotheses at a significance level of 0.05. Results. We found out that there is a statistically significant association between a balanced corporate culture of healthcare organizations and the implementation of lean principles. Dynamic managerial capabilities strengthen the effect of culture on lean implementation. Conclusions. Our research shows the clear importance of building a balanced corporate culture as an organizational factor in the application of lean management principles in healthcare, simultaneously with work on the development of dynamic managerial capabilities as an individual factor for the development of lean management.
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