Is there an ideal organisational culture for lean management?

Organisational culture is pivotal in successfully implementing lean management. However, studies on organisational culture-lean relationship found contrasting results and further research is needed to better understand the culture-lean fit. We levered on the Competing Values Framework, several soft and hard lean practices and a configuration approach to analyse the overall effect of organisational culture on the various lean practices. Data from the High Performance Manufacturing project are used. Results show that there is a unique culture that fits best with all lean practices. We found that the organisational culture dimensions seem to interact in pairs with hard and soft practices.