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- November 1990 (Revised January 1991)
- Background Note
Rethinking the Role of Systems in Controlling Strategy
By: Robert L. Simons
Simons, Robert L. "Rethinking the Role of Systems in Controlling Strategy." Harvard Business School Background Note 191-091, November 1990. (Revised January 1991.)
- 1986
- Chapter
Firm and Market Interfaces of Profit Center Control
By: Robert G. Eccles Jr. and Harrison C. White
- March 1987
- Background Note
How Information Technology Is Changing Management Control Systems
By: William J. Bruns Jr.
Bruns, William J., Jr. "How Information Technology Is Changing Management Control Systems." Harvard Business School Background Note 187-139, March 1987.
- 1994
- Book
Financial Accounting and Managerial Control for Nonprofit Organizations
By: R. E. Herzlinger and D. Nitterhouse
Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations
Herzlinger, R. E., and D. Nitterhouse. Financial Accounting and Managerial Control for Nonprofit Organizations. Cincinnati: South-Western Publishing Company, 1994.
- September 2009
- Article
Spousal Control and Intra-Household Decision Making: An Experimental Study in the Philippines
By: Nava Ashraf
Using an experimental design I elicit causal effects of spousal observability and communication on financial choices of married individuals in the Philippines. Making choices public moves men from putting money into their own account to consumption; communication with... View Details
Keywords: Intra-household; Bargaining; Experiments; Economic Development; Saving; Governance Controls; Decision Choices and Conditions; Personal Finance; Family and Family Relationships; Household; Gender
Ashraf, Nava. "Spousal Control and Intra-Household Decision Making: An Experimental Study in the Philippines." American Economic Review 99, no. 4 (September 2009): 1245–1277. (Online Appendix.)
- August 1974 (Revised November 1980)
- Case
Japan (B): The Military Challenge to Civilian Control
By: Bruce R. Scott and Audrey T. Sproat
Scott, Bruce R., and Audrey T. Sproat. "Japan (B): The Military Challenge to Civilian Control." Harvard Business School Case 375-029, August 1974. (Revised November 1980.)
- 2017
- Working Paper
Empowering Bureaucracy: Achieving Non-Hierarchical Control and Employee Autonomy Through Dynamic Formal Roles
By: Michael Lee
Hierarchy and formal structure are conventionally viewed as two tightly coupled dimensions of organization design. As organizations move from more hierarchical to less hierarchical authority structures, they also tend to reduce formal structure. However, organic... View Details
- 22 Jan 2001
- Research & Ideas
Control Your Inventory in a World of Lean Retailing
Manufacturers generally classify products in terms of broad product lines, developing a single marketing strategy and production plan for each line. That makes sense for marketing, but it's a mistake for production. Different SKUs [stock-keeping units] within a product... View Details
- 2002
- Chapter
Creditor Control in Financially Distressed Firms: The Empirical Evidence
By: S. C. Gilson and M. R. Vetsuypens
Keywords: Insolvency and Bankruptcy
Gilson, S. C., and M. R. Vetsuypens. "Creditor Control in Financially Distressed Firms: The Empirical Evidence." In Bankruptcy Anthology, edited by Charles Tabb. Cincinnati: Anderson Publishing Company, 2002.
- 2008
- Chapter
How XBRL Will Dramatically Improve Reporting and Control Processes
By: Robert G. Eccles, Liv Watson and Mike Willis
- 1987
- Article
Accounting Control Systems and Business Strategy: An Empirical Analysis
By: R. Simons
Simons, R. "Accounting Control Systems and Business Strategy: An Empirical Analysis." Accounting, Organizations and Society 12, no. 4 (1987): 357–374.
- June 2002
- Article
Control Implications of Worker Identification with Firm Sales Success
By: M. G. Alles and S. Datar
Alles, M. G., and S. Datar. "Control Implications of Worker Identification with Firm Sales Success." Management Accounting Research 13, no. 2 (June 2002): 173–190.
- summer 2003
- Article
Ownership and Control Rights in Internet Portal Alliances, 1995-1999
By: Daniel W. Elfenbein and Josh Lerner
Elfenbein, Daniel W., and Josh Lerner. "Ownership and Control Rights in Internet Portal Alliances, 1995-1999." RAND Journal of Economics 34, no. 2 (summer 2003).
- January 1991
- Article
Strategic Orientation and Top Management Attention to Control Systems
By: R. Simons
Simons, R. "Strategic Orientation and Top Management Attention to Control Systems." Strategic Management Journal 12, no. 1 (January 1991): 49–62.
- January 1997 (Revised March 2002)
- Case
Fighting the Last War (A): Controlling British Inflation 1973-1992
By: Huw Pill
Pill, Huw. "Fighting the Last War (A): Controlling British Inflation 1973-1992." Harvard Business School Case 797-048, January 1997. (Revised March 2002.)
- April 1993 (Revised May 1993)
- Case
Safeway Manufacturing Division: The Manufacturing Control System (MCS) (A)
Describes a decision that SMD management made to implement an MRP II system in its 38 plants. Raises the issues that needed to be addressed to enable the implementation, and is positioned so the students can develop a detailed implementation plan. View Details
Stoddard, Donna B., and Maryellen C. Costello. "Safeway Manufacturing Division: The Manufacturing Control System (MCS) (A)." Harvard Business School Case 193-134, April 1993. (Revised May 1993.)
- November 1991
- Article
A Process Control Methodology Applied to Manufacturing GaAs MMICs
By: Rebecca M. Henderson, Peter Moran, Scott Andrew Elliott, Neil Wylie and Jesus del Alamo
Henderson, Rebecca M., Peter Moran, Scott Andrew Elliott, Neil Wylie, and Jesus del Alamo. "A Process Control Methodology Applied to Manufacturing GaAs MMICs." IEEE Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing 4, no. 4 (November 1991).
- November–December 2000
- Article
Control Your Inventory in a World of Lean Retailing
By: F.H. Abernathy, J.T. Dunlop, J. Hammond and D. Weil
Abernathy, F.H., J.T. Dunlop, J. Hammond, and D. Weil. "Control Your Inventory in a World of Lean Retailing." Harvard Business Review 78, no. 6 (November–December 2000): 169–176.
- July – August 1998
- Article
Connectivity and Control in the Year 2000 and Beyond
By: R. L. Nolan
Nolan, R. L. "Connectivity and Control in the Year 2000 and Beyond." Harvard Business Review 76, no. 4 (July–August 1998).
- 1995
- Article
Creditor Control in Financially Distressed Firms: The Empirical Evidence
By: S. C. Gilson and M. R. Vetsuypens
Gilson, S. C., and M. R. Vetsuypens. "Creditor Control in Financially Distressed Firms: The Empirical Evidence." Corporate Practice Commentator 37 (1995): 339–361.