Dissertação
Avaliação dos valores lean management e sua influência em práticas sustentáveis em instituições de ensino superior – IES
Fecha
2021-08-02Autor
Feltrin, Thiago Schirmer
Institución
Resumen
The Lean philosophy and sustainability have been discuted recently in studies and
research in Higher Education Institutions - HEIs. The Lean philosophy aims to
eliminate waste and generate value for the target audience and also a management
philosophy that involves the use of various tools and techniques for efficiency of
internal and external processes. Sustainability concerns the impact of human beings
on the planet and indicates how human beings should act responsibly with each
other, with future generations and with nature. Thus, these two thematic axes aim at
improving existing processes in Higher Education Institutions – HEIs to improve the
efficiency of sustainability. In this sense, this research aims to evaluate the practices
and values of Lean management in HEIs and its influence on sustainability practices.
The theoretical basis of the work is supported by the definition of Lean and
sustainable practices, which are used to outline the research model. The work
method consists of a quantitative research characterized as a survey, whose data
collection was carried out through a questionnaire. The study population are servers
and employees of Higher Education Institutions - HEIs in Brazil. A final valid sample
of 868 responses was obtained. Data analysis was performed using descriptive
statistics, exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis and structural
equation modeling. The results allow us to assess a significant and positive
relationship between the second-order construct called Lean Practices in Higher
Education Institutions - HEIs and environmental, economic and social sustainability
practices. These findings demonstrate the relevance of aspects such as leadership
and systemic vision as support to workers, continuous improvement and the
elimination of waste as a daily practice, and long-term thinking and the focus on the
student as basic elements of the success of Higher Education Institutions – HEIs for
the promotion of sustainability practices.