24th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction - Boston, Massachusetts, USA - 2016

A Framework for Evaluating an Action Research Study on Lean Design Management

Sheriz Khan1 & Patricia Tzortzopoulos2

1PhD Candidate, School of Art, Design and Architecture, Department of Architecture and 3D Design, University of Huddersfield, Queen Street Studios, Queensgate, Huddersfield, HD1 3DH, England, United Kingdom. Telephone +1 (321) 674-0309, [email protected]
2Professor, School of Art, Design and Architecture, Department of Architecture and 3D Design, University of Huddersfield, Queen Street Studios, Queensgate, Huddersfield HD1 3DH, England , United Kingdom. Fax: (+44) 01484 472440, [email protected]

Abstract

There is no convention for evaluating action research (AR), and the one commonly used for evaluating research in general was deemed unsuitable for evaluating a postgraduate AR study on lean design management conducted by the researchers. The purpose of this paper is to present the framework developed by the researchers for evaluating the AR study, using criteria that are different from those traditionally used to evaluate research. It is hoped that this paper will contribute to lean construction research (LC) by highlighting the importance of using AR to measure the efficacy of LC production systems in their intended context of application and by letting future LC researchers know that they can develop their own criteria for evaluating their research rather than use generic criteria that may not be suitable.

Keywords

Action research, LPS WWP, rigor, relevance

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Khan, S. & Tzortzopoulos, P. 2016. A Framework for Evaluating an Action Research Study on Lean Design Management, 24th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction , -. doi.org/

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