Abstract The aim of this study is to identify the key success factors of kaizen implementation, as well as the most important benefits of its application, in companies in transition and in developing economies. Identified critical success factors are; initiating and evaluating changes and employees’ ideas, management and employee support, building an adequate evaluation system, developing internal communication system, and strategic orientation of employees to change. The most important benefits of kaizen implementation are employee empowerment, employee development, and improvement of company performance. Results should improve practice and enable more efficient general management and engineering management of future kaizen implementation processes.

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Kaizen 实施的关键成功因素和好处

摘要 本研究的目的是确定在转型期公司和发展中经济体中实施改善的关键成功因素，以及其应用的最重要好处。确定的关键成功因素是；发起和评估变革以及员工的想法、管理层和员工的支持，建立适当的评估体系，发展内部沟通系统，以及员工变革的战略导向。Kaizen 实施最重要的好处是员工授权、员工发展和公司绩效的提高。结果应该会改进实践，并使未来改善实施过程的一般管理和工程管理更加有效。