TY - JOUR AB - Performance evaluations (appraisals) have been blamed for everything from team destruction to personal demoralization. The problem is not the concept of performance evaluation but the way they have been implemented. This technical report provides a sound path to effect constructive appraisals. VL - 10 IS - 4 SN - 0954-478X DO - 10.1108/09544789810222595 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/09544789810222595 AU - Harrington H. James PY - 1998 Y1 - 1998/01/01 TI - Performance improvement: was W. Edwards Deming wrong? T2 - The TQM Magazine PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 230 EP - 237 Y2 - 2024/04/24 ER -