Table 1.
Context variables and between-group differences
| Variable | Participation group | U-value (p-value)* | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temporary | Continuous | Combined | Temporary vs. Continuous | Continuous vs. Combined | Combined vs. Temporary | ||
| Mean number of years of Lean at respondent’s company at time of survey | 2.02 | 1.88 | 1.73 | 983.5 (p = .079) | 678.5 (p = .182) | 255.5 (p = .008)a | |
| % (N) | % (N) | % (N) | |||||
| Immediate manager very interested in working with Lean | Strongly agree | 28.1% (9) | 48.4% (31) | 42.1% (8) | 776.0 (p = .037) | 531.0 (p = .363) | 275.0 (p = .546) |
| Agree | 46.9% (15) | 39.1% (25) | 31.6% (6) | ||||
| Disagree | 25.0% (8) | 12.5% (8) | 26.3% (5) | ||||
| Interested in participating in working with Lean | Strongly agree | 34.3% (12) | 40.6% (26) | 50.0% (11) | 996.0 (p = .302) | 646.0 (p = .512) | 314.0 (p = .194) |
| Agree | 54.3% (19) | 56.3% (36) | 45.5% (10) | ||||
| Disagree | 11.4% (4) | 3.1% (2) | 4.5% (1) | ||||
| Years in company | 2–5 | 22.9% (8) | 19.1% (13) | 43.5% (10) | 947.0 (p = .079) | 644.5 (p = .189) | 384.0 (p = .761) |
| 6–10 | 31.4% (11) | 11.8% (8) | 8.7% (2) | ||||
| 11–15 | 22.9% (8) | 33.8% (23) | 13.0% (3) | ||||
| 16+ | 22.9% (8) | 35.3% (24) | 34.8% (8) | ||||
| Age | 20–29 | 5.7% (2) | 15.2% (10) | 26.1% (6) | 1111.0 (p = .741) | 670.0 (p = 385) | 338.5 (p = .284) |
| 30–40 | 40.0% (14) | 31.8% (21) | 26.1% (6) | ||||
| 41–50 | 40.0% (14) | 34.8% (23) | 34.8% (8) | ||||
| 51–60 | 8.6% (3) | 15.2% (10) | 13.0% (3) | ||||
| 61+ | 5.7% (2) | 3.0% (2) | 0.0% (0) | ||||
| Gender | Male | 60.0% (21) | 69.1% (47) | 78.3% (18) | 1081.5 (p = .357) | 710.5 (p = .404) | 329.0 (p = .151) |
| Female | 40.0% (14) | 30.9% (21) | 21.7% (5) | ||||
| Frequency of contact with external Produktionslyftet Lean coaches | Many times | 23.3% (7) | 32.3% (21) | 22.7% (5) | 898.0 (p = .524) | 678.0 (p = .709) | 318.0 (p = .818) |
| Some times | 20.0% (6) | 21.5% (14) | 27.3% (6) | ||||
| A few times | 33.3% (10) | 20.0% (13) | 27.3% (6) | ||||
| Never | 23.3% (7) | 26.2% (17) | 22.7% (5) | ||||
“Don’t know” and missing responses are not reported.
*
p-values from Mann Whitney U statistical tests were compared to αadjusted = .017, an alpha threshold adjusted for multiple comparisons.
a
p < αadjusted