Abstract
Six sigma adoption has increased phenomenally world-wide in recent years. Data showed that corporate-wide six sigma deployments save an average of 2% of total revenue per year .The use of six sigma also saved fortune 500 companies an estimated $427 billion (Noria Corporation, 2007). However, to date, there is no evidence of the use of six sigma in LMCs. Therefore this research describes a mixed method data approach to identify the reasons and barriers behind the lack of six sigma use in LMCs.