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ASA Deming Lecture by Brent James: Long Term View of the Healthcare System

Deming Institute

2010 ASA Deming Lecture – “Dr. Next, Brent James looks at the long term history of health care in the USA and the great gains achieved during the 1900s. 2015, William Meeker: Reliability – Another Dimension of Quality. Guest post by John Hunter , who founded curiouscat.com in 1996.

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Integrating Technical and Human Management Systems

Curious Cat

It requires thoughtful application of good management improvement ideas based on the current capabilities of the organization and the short, medium and long term priorities the organization is willing to commit to. This process doesn’t lend itself to easy recipes for success.

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Why Mass Migration Is Good for Long-Term Economic Growth

Harvard Business Review

By one estimate , the number of international migrants worldwide reached 244 million in 2015, up from 222 million in 2010, and 173 million in 2000. For, example, from 1960 to 2010, when the growth rate of fractionalization increased by 10 percentage points, the growth rate of per capita GDP increased by about 2.1

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Profound Knowledge from a Knowledge Use Perspective

Deming Institute

Vincent includes valuable ideas from Russ Ackoff on an organizational decision making process (including the importance of learning from decisions over the long term ). 2010, Sir William Osler: Dr. Deming Consults on Quality. 2015, William Meeker: Reliability – Another Dimension of Quality. 2017, Fritz Scheuren: W.

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How U.S. Businesses Can Succeed in India in 2015

Harvard Business Review

On January 26, 2015, President Obama will become the first sitting U.S. Boeing India’s Dennis Swanson told Business Week that he expects to sign a new strategic partnership with an Indian company in 2015. billion in 2010, predicting it would grow at 20% a year for a decade. President to visit India twice.

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These 6 Sectors of Africa’s Economy Are Poised for Growth

Harvard Business Review

a year between 2010 and 2015, considerably slower than the 5.4% from 2000 to 2010. from 2010 to 2015, compared with 4.1% between 2000 and 2010. That points to robust long-term economic fundamentals. trillion in 2015 to $3.5 trillion by 2025.

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The Planning Fallacy and the Innovator's Dilemma

Harvard Business Review

"You have to deliver $300 million in incremental growth by 2015," the business unit head told the leader of his innovation team. But anyone with near-term innovation targets with nine (or six or even four) digits in them should ensure they are familiar with the concept of "planning fallacy.". Then early results disappoint.