Publications

19 Aug 2021
Op-Ed

Don't Ignore Your Employees' Misery—TAKE Control

and leaders. First step, TAKE control Even though military units face many of the same struggles as corporate teams, the approaches officers use to connect with their chains of... View Details

Keywords: by Hise O. Gibson and MaShon Wilson

08 Dec 2015
News

Control the Negotiation Before It Begins

March 2014
Module Note

Empty Voting: Corporate Governance and Control in the Age of Derivatives

By: Lucy White

2016
Working Paper

Controlling Versus Enabling — Online Appendix

By: Andrei Hagiu and Julian Wright

Section 1 of this online appendix contains the proof of the technical Lemma (Lemma 2) used in the Proof of Lemma 1 in the main paper, which states that Ω* (.) is continuous and differentiable at R*. Section 2 provides the linear example with cost differences between... View Details

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Information and Control in Modern Manufacturing

Ratna Sarkar's research in management accounting focuses on the effect of information and incentives on performance. She has investigated the role of worker empowerment, training and inventory in modern manufacturing settings and her findings suggest that these... View Details

19 Mar 2014
News

A Brand Manager’s Guide to Losing Control

Keywords: Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services; Professional Services

Article

How New Top Managers Use Control Systems as Levers of Strategic Renewal

By: R. Simons

Keywords: Management; System; Strategy

February 2017
Article

The Throne vs. the Kingdom: Founder Control and Value Creation in Startups

By: Noam Wasserman

Does the degree to which founders keep control of their startups affect company value? I argue that founders face a "control dilemma" in which a startup's resource dependence drives a wedge between the startup's value and the founder's ability to retain control of... View Details

Keywords: Founders; Entrepreneurial Management; Value Creation; Governing and Advisory Boards; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups

19 Mar 2014
News

A Brand Manager's Guide to Losing Control

1995
Book

Levers of Control: How Managers Use Innovative Control Systems to Drive Strategic Renewal

By: R. Simons

Keywords: Management Systems

01 Feb 2000
Research & Ideas

Keeping Track: Performance Measurement, Control & Strategy

Beginning with the influential work of Professor Emeritus Robert N. Anthony in the 1960s and 1970s, Harvard Business School has given a prominent place to research and course development focusing on the intersection View Details

Keywords: Re: Robert Simons

26 Oct 2015
News

Exposure To Harmful Workplace Practices Could Account For Inequality In Life Spans Across Different Demographic Groups

2008
Blog

Harvard Business Online—Marketing Know:How: How to Control the Middle of the Market

By: John A. Quelch

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March 2011
Article

Keeping the Illusion of Control Under Control: Ceilings, Floors, and Imperfect Calibration

By: F. Gino, Z. S. Sharek and D. A. Moore

1990
Article

The Role of Management Control Systems in Creating Competitive Advantage: New Perspectives

By: R. Simons

Keywords: Management; System; Competitive Strategy

01 Sep 2003
News

From Control to the Uncontrollable: Faculty Research Symposium Offers Range of Ideas

Members of the HBS faculty published 23 books and 157 papers and book chapters last year. In late May, the School recognized faculty achievement at the second annual Faculty Research Symposium. Sponsored by the Division View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

November 2009
Article

Organizational Design and Control across Multiple Markets: The Case of Franchising in the Convenience Store Industry

By: Dennis Campbell, Srikant M. Datar and Tatiana Sandino

Many companies operate units that are dispersed across different types of markets, and thus serve significantly diverging customer bases. Such market-type dispersion is likely to compromise the headquarter's ability to control its local managers' behavior and satisfy... View Details

Keywords: Market Dispersion; Decentralization; Incentives; Business Headquarters; Geographic Location; Governance Controls; Distribution; Organizational Design; Franchise Ownership; Retail Industry

2008
Working Paper

Organizational Design and Control across Multiple Markets: The Case of Franchising in the Convenience Store Industry

By: Dennis Campbell

Many companies operate units which are dispersed across different types of markets, and thus serve significantly diverging customer bases. Such market-type dispersion is likely to compromise the headquarters' ability to control its local managers' behavior and... View Details

Keywords: Business Headquarters; Customer Focus and Relationships; Geographic Location; Governance Controls; Organizational Design; Franchise Ownership; Retail Industry

March 2023 (Revised May 2023)
Technical Note

Technical Note: The Traits of Entrepreneurs

By: Jo Tango and Alys Ferragamo

Why do some entrepreneurs succeed and others do not? Are there personality traits that lead someone to become an entrepreneur? Although many questions still remain, there has been significant research on the “entrepreneurial personality.” This note provides an... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneur; Innovation; Personality; Personality Traits; Risk Preference; Big Five; Locus Of Control; Success; Entrepreneurship; Personal Characteristics

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