Filter Results:
(510)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web (510)
- Faculty Publications (192)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web (510)
- Faculty Publications (192)
- October 1989 (Revised February 1992)
- Teaching Note
General Electric: Compliance Systems, Teaching Note
By: Robert L. Simons
Teaching Note for (1-189-081). View Details
- March 1992
- Article
The Strategy of Control: How Accounting Information Helps to Formulate and Implement Business Strategy
By: Robert L. Simons
Simons, Robert L. "The Strategy of Control: How Accounting Information Helps to Formulate and Implement Business Strategy." CA Magazine (March 1992), 44–50.
- January 1989 (Revised June 1993)
- Case
General Electric: Compliance Systems
By: Robert L. Simons
After General Electric (GE) is indicted in 1985 for defrauding the Department of Defense, Chairman John F. Welch takes dramatic steps to prevent a recurrence. This case documents the new systems and procedures that are put in place to ensure that all GE employees are... View Details
Keywords: Policy; Contracts; Business or Company Management; Communication; Business History; Behavior; Boundaries; Management Style; Cost Management; Electronics Industry
Simons, Robert L. "General Electric: Compliance Systems." Harvard Business School Case 189-081, January 1989. (Revised June 1993.)
- 2003
- Class Lecture
Return on Management
By: Robert L. Simons
Simons, Robert L. "Return on Management." Boston: Harvard Business School Publishing Class Lecture, 2003. Electronic. (Faculty Lecture: HBSP Product Number 385XC.)
- 24 Jul 2007
- First Look
First Look: July 24, 2007
by calling attention to Home Depot CEO Robert Nardelli's compensation package and the company's poor performance. The AFL-CIO Office of Investments advocates for improved corporate governance at public... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- April 2019
- Supplement
Changing the Nature of Work
By: Robert L. Simons
Simons, Robert L. "Changing the Nature of Work." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 119-713, April 2019.
- April 2019
- Supplement
Selecting Customers that Will Succeed
By: Robert L. Simons
Simons, Robert L. "Selecting Customers that Will Succeed." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 119-708, April 2019.
- June 1999
- Teaching Note
Roy Rogers Restaurants TN
By: Robert L. Simons
Teaching Note for (9-189-100). View Details
Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry
- February 1990 (Revised April 1991)
- Supplement
Central Maine Power Co.: Goals and Objectives Program (B)
By: Robert L. Simons
Simons, Robert L. "Central Maine Power Co.: Goals and Objectives Program (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 190-105, February 1990. (Revised April 1991.)
- February 1990 (Revised April 1991)
- Case
Central Maine Power Co.: Goals and Objectives Program (A)
By: Robert L. Simons
Simons, Robert L. "Central Maine Power Co.: Goals and Objectives Program (A)." Harvard Business School Case 190-065, February 1990. (Revised April 1991.)
- April 2019
- Supplement
Creating a Vibrant, High-Energy Culture
By: Robert L. Simons
Simons, Robert L. "Creating a Vibrant, High-Energy Culture." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 119-710, April 2019.
- April 2019
- Supplement
C3: Driven to Succeed
By: Robert L. Simons
This video series, which is intended to be used with C3: Driven to Succeed (119-004), shows founder and CEO Tom Siebel addressing a class of MBA students. In eight short video clips, he discusses how he selects customers and employees, creates a high-energy culture,... View Details
Keywords: Management Style; Customers; Employees; Selection and Staffing; Organizational Culture; Performance; Success
Simons, Robert L. "C3: Driven to Succeed." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 119-705, April 2019.
- January 1991 (Revised June 1999)
- Teaching Note
MCI Communications: Planning for the 1990s TN
By: Robert L. Simons
Teaching Note for (9-190-136). View Details
- November 1998 (Revised December 1998)
- Background Note
Templates for Profit Planning
By: Robert L. Simons
A one-page visual to support the key variables to be considered in building a profit plan. View Details
Simons, Robert L. "Templates for Profit Planning." Harvard Business School Background Note 199-032, November 1998. (Revised December 1998.)
- August 1996 (Revised December 1999)
- Case
J Boats, Inc.
By: Robert L. Simons
During the 20-year evolution of a family-owned, entrepreneurial sailboat company, two founders leverage their design and marketing skills to build one of the most recognized brands in the recreational boating industry. The founder then considers management succession... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Entrepreneurship; Family Business; Risk Management; Financial Management; Leveraged Buyouts; Brands and Branding; Competitive Strategy; Capital Markets; Valuation; Shipping Industry; Transportation Industry
Simons, Robert L. "J Boats, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 197-015, August 1996. (Revised December 1999.)
- 1 Nov 2013
- Conference Presentation
The Entrepreneurial Gap: How Managers Adjust Span of Accountability and Span of Control to Implement Business Strategy
By: Robert L. Simons