TY - GEN AU - Paipa-Galeano L. AU - Bernal-Torres C.A. AU - Agudelo-Otalora L.M. AU - Jarrah-Nezhad Y. AU - González-Blanco H.A. PY - 2020 SN - 20138423 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10818/60141 AB - Purpose: This paper analyses the success factors and barriers of sustainable continuous improvement practices in terms of company’s maturity level. The key factors are necessary to establish strategies that reduce the risk of improvement failure and... LA - eng PB - Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management KW - Barriers KW - Continuous improvement sustainability KW - Emerging economies KW - Improvement maturity model KW - Kaizen KW - Multi-case study KW - Success factors TI - Key lessons to sustain continuous improvement: A case study of four companies DO - 10.3926/jiem.2973 ER -