Abstract:
The aim of this study is to investigate factors influencing successful implementation of kaizen in Bahir
Dar city administration selected public enterprise by using quantitative approach in the survey taking
close ended questioners. The study was conducted through explanatory research that follows cross
sectional design. Primary data was employed. The data of the study were collected through enumerator
who is employed in the selected public enterprises, in which 251 questioners were sent to all of
enterprise permanent employees of all departments excluded of site workers to the selected sample
enterprises. The study used simple random sampling, in which samples were drawn from 3 public
enterprises which is found in Bahir Dar city administration; the collected data were analyzed using
statistical package for social science (SPSS) version 22. Descriptive statistic, factor analysis, correlation
matrix and multiple regressions were carried out.
The study focused five major factors which seem to successful implementation of kaizen in Bahir Dar city
administration public enterprise which include: attitude of employees, training of employees, top
management support, education level of employees and teamwork of employees, factors that influences
the successful implementation of kaizen of the public enterprise.
The findings showed that except education level of employees all factors have significant and positive
relationship with successful implementation of kaizen in Bahir Dar city administration selected public
enterprise. However employee attitude was leading in affects, followed by training, followed by teamwork
and followed by top management support. The researcher concluded that attitude of employees was very
important in the successful implementation of kaizen while education level had very little influence in
successful implementation of kaizen..
Finally, the researcher recommended that the enterprise strongly create awareness need for change as
well as understanding the need for kaizen each employees participate in kaizen activities and
consciousness to the employees regarding benefit of successful implementation of kaizen , Strengthening
of team work among the workers and management team needed urgent attention a training budget on
kaizen need to be put as a major priority if successful implementation of kaizen is going to continue at
enterprise ,the top management support in need to committed to successful implementation of kaizen
The enterprise knows all levels educated or uneducated employees can be successful implementation of
kaizen