Blar i forfatter "Røvik, Kjell Arne"

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    • Administrativ nydannelse i et sterkt strukturert system : en studie av fylkeskommunal tiltaksorganisering i Troms fra 1974 til 1981 

      Røvik, Kjell Arne (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 1982)
      Valg av tema for denne oppgaven; organisasjonsendring i et distriktspolitiskoran, avspeiler mine to faglige hovedorienteringer i studietiden. For det første en opptatthet av regionalpolitiske problemstillinger med spesiell vekt på tiltaksarbeid/tiltaksorganisering som ny distriktspolitiskstrategi. For det andre en teoretisk orientering mot det som er blitt kalt et organisasjonsteoretisk perspektiv ...

    • Lean thinking in hospitals: is there a cure for the absence of evidence? A systematic review of reviews 

      Andersen, Hege; Røvik, Kjell Arne; Ingebrigtsen, Tor (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      Objective: Lean interventions aim to improve quality of healthcare by reducing waste and facilitate flow in work processes. There is conflicting evidence on the outcomes of lean thinking, with quantitative and qualitative studies often contradicting each other. We suggest that reviewing the literature within the approach of a new contextual framework can deepen our understanding of lean as a ...

    • Lost in Translation: a case-study of the travel of lean thinking in a hospital. 

      Røvik, Kjell Arne; Andersen, Hege (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-09-21)
      Background: Lean thinking as a quality improvement approach is introduced in hospitals worldwide, although evidence for its impact is scarce. Lean initiatives are social, complex and context-dependent. This calls for a shift from cause–effect to conditional attributions to understand how lean works. In this study, we bring attention to the transformative power of local translation, which creates ...