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As Britain's fastest growing businesses are making significantly more use of
design
than their less successful rivals, according quality
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The 2002 National Survey of small, medium and large businesses across the UK shows a clear link between how businesses performed over the previous 12 months and the role quality
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design
plays in how they are run
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Among rapidly growing businesses, 71% said that
design
, innovation and creativity were 'integral to the firm's operation
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In sharp contrast, 67% of companies which quality
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design
activity
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Of the rapidly growing companies, 56% said that
design
had improved the quality of their
product
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The research quality
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design
seriously - three-quarters of firms employing 50 to 249 people and 72% of small businesses (20-49 employees) saw
design
as integral or quality
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But among big businesses employing more than 250 people, the number taking this view of
design
has declined from 75% in 2001 to quality
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And there's evidence that many businesses don't realise the full extent of
design
's potential, with 81% believing that it's about how
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s look, compared to 36% who see it quality
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However, 74% of small firms, 80% of medium-sized businesses and 72% of large companies said
design
, innovation and creativity had helped to increase their turnover in the quality
