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CI Implementation: An Empirical Test of the CI Maturity Model
Author(s) -
Jørgensen Frances,
Boer Harry,
Laugen Bjørge Timenes
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
creativity and innovation management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.148
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1467-8691
pISSN - 0963-1690
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8691.2006.00404.x
Subject(s) - maturity (psychological) , capability maturity model , measure (data warehouse) , process (computing) , empirical research , test (biology) , computer science , operations management , econometrics , business , process management , statistics , mathematics , economics , psychology , data mining , biology , ecology , developmental psychology , software , programming language , operating system
There are a number of tools available for organizations wishing to measure and subsequently develop Continuous Improvement (CI). In this article, we review and evaluate a well‐accepted CI development model, namely the CI Maturity Model (Bessant and Caffyn, 1997), against data collected from the 2nd Continuous Improvement Network Survey and a number of empirical cases described in the literature. While the CI Maturity Model suggests that CI maturation ought to be a linear process, the findings in this article suggest that there are feasible alternatives for companies to develop CI capability.