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Was W. Edwards Deming wrong?

H. James Harrington (At the time of writing this article H. James Harrington was an International Quality Advisor based at Ernst & Young LLP, San Jose, California, USA. He is now the CEO of Systemcorp located in Saint Laurent, Quebec, Canada and Los Gatos, California, USA)

Measuring Business Excellence

ISSN: 1368-3047

Article publication date: 1 September 2000

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Abstract

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.

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Harrington, H.J. (2000), "Was W. Edwards Deming wrong?", Measuring Business Excellence, Vol. 4 No. 3, pp. 35-41. https://doi.org/10.1108/13683040010377827

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