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Applying Deming Principles at Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

Deming Institute

In 2014, as in previous years, the dominant reason for discontinuation of a venture in Latin America, Africa, Europe, Asia and Oceania was that the business was not profitable, as per the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2014 Global report. In any case, this is an indicator of wasted resources, and wasted dreams.

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Case Study: The Gentleman's 3

Harvard Business Review

Between the inner and outer doors of Circale Corporation's headquarters building, human resources VP Nils Ekdahl crossed paths with CFO Anita Fierst as he was leaving for lunch. "We Ekdahl was touched that his former boss still cared about the company, despite how he had been treated. It's your show now, Nils. Stay the course.