Designing a Lean Integrated Management Model for Sustainable Development with Emphasis on the Environmental Dimension (Case Study: Medium and Large Manufacturing Industries of Qazvin Province)

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1 Ph.D Student in Public Administration, Comparative and Developmental Orientation, Islamic Azad University, Qaemshahr Branch, Qaemshahr, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Public Administration, Qaemshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qaemshahr, Iran

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Islamic Azad University, Qaemshahr Branch, Qaemshahr, Iran

Abstract

The present study aims to formulate and apply a paradigm model of integrated management promotion with an emphasis on sustainable development. The research method is mixed, utilizing an exploratory approach (qualitative-quantitative). The statistical population in the qualitative part included 28 professors and elites in the field of management, while the quantitative part involved 480 craftsmen from Qazvin province. In the qualitative part, in-depth interviews were conducted with 20 experts using the snowball method until theoretical saturation was reached. In the quantitative part, a researcher-made questionnaire was distributed among 300 samples using a relative cluster sampling method to measure the model. The validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by face, and content methods and its reliability was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha method. Data were analyzed using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis with SPSS and AMOS software. The results of the qualitative part indicate that the model for promoting lean integrated management based on sustainable development encompasses four dimensions: program, implementation, control, and improvement, based on five axes: 1. Elements of Integrated Management Promotion: Macro Level: Cultural level promotion, technological upgrade, integration of management systems, systemic attitude, attention to the principle of change in customer needs. Intermediate Level: Purposeful communication with other industries, development of integrated strategies, attention to organizational changes in institutional management decisions, aligning the organization to achieve goals, creating organizational belonging, accountability and management commitment, and goal setting. Micro Level: Human resource empowerment, organizational justice, knowledge management, staff participation, management performance, continuous improvement. 2. Underlying Factors: Managerial characteristics, economic conditions, social security, social culture. 3. Interfering Factors: Political factors, economic factors, social factors, government interventions. 4. Consequences: Economic, social, environmental. 5. Continuous Improvement Strategies.

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Journals of Environmental Education and Sustainable Development
Volume 12, Issue 3
2024
Pages 137-156

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