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Achieving Focused Management Activities through Formal Performance Evaluation: Results from a Field Study
By: W. J. Bruns Jr. and S. M. McKinnon
Bruns, W. J., Jr., and S. M. McKinnon. "Achieving Focused Management Activities through Formal Performance Evaluation: Results from a Field Study." Journal of Managerial Issues 6, no. 3 (Fall 1994): 265–81.
- 13 Feb 2018
- Working Paper Summaries
In Search of Organizational Alignment Using a 360° Assessment System: Evidence from a Retail Chain
- 2021
- Working Paper
Pandemic Schooling Mode and Student Test Scores: Evidence from U.S. States
By: Clare Halloran, Rebecca Jack, James C. Okun and Emily Oster
We estimate the impact of district-level schooling mode (in-person versus hybrid or distance learning) on test scores. We combine Spring 2021 state standardized test score data with comprehensive data on schooling in the 2020-21 school year across 12 states. We find... View Details
Keywords: COVID-19 Pandemic; In-person Schooling; Distance Learning; Outcomes Measurement; Health Pandemics; Education; Performance Evaluation
Halloran, Clare, Rebecca Jack, James C. Okun, and Emily Oster. "Pandemic Schooling Mode and Student Test Scores: Evidence from U.S. States." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 29497, November 2021.
- 1 Jan 1999
- Conference Presentation
Estimating the Performance Effects of Networks in Emerging Markets
By: Tarun Khanna and J. Rivkin
Khanna, Tarun, and J. Rivkin. "Estimating the Performance Effects of Networks in Emerging Markets." January 1, 1999 (Winner of Academy of Management. Business Policy and Strategy Division. Best Paper Award presented by Academy of Management.)
- October 1979 (Revised May 1980)
- Case
Dunkin' Donuts (B): Field Management
By: Hirotaka Takeuchi
Takeuchi, Hirotaka. "Dunkin' Donuts (B): Field Management." Harvard Business School Case 580-036, October 1979. (Revised May 1980.)
- February 1998 (Revised January 1999)
- Case
Rob Parson at Morgan Stanley (C)
A year after Rob Parson's manager decided to postpone Parson's promotion, Parson's new manager Gary Stuart faces the decision of promotion again. Stuart considers whether the efforts Parson had made were sufficient. Teaching purpose: To explore managerial problems... View Details
Keywords: Management; Personal Development and Career; Performance Evaluation; Financial Services Industry
Burton, M. Diane. "Rob Parson at Morgan Stanley (C)." Harvard Business School Case 498-056, February 1998. (Revised January 1999.)
- December 2010
- Supplement
Urban Water Partners (A) Spreadsheet Solutions (CW)
By: Karthik Ramanna and George Serafeim
Teaching Note for Spreadsheet (111701). View Details
- March 8, 2016
- Article
Cognitive Fatigue Influences Students' Performance on Standardized Tests
By: Hans Henrik Sievertsen, F. Gino and Marco Piovesan
Using test data for all children attending Danish public schools between school years 2009–2010 and 2012–2013, we examine how the time of the test affects performance. Test time is determined by the weekly class schedule and computer availability at the school. We find... View Details
Sievertsen, Hans Henrik, F. Gino, and Marco Piovesan. "Cognitive Fatigue Influences Students' Performance on Standardized Tests." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 113, no. 10 (March 8, 2016).
- November 1989 (Revised January 1990)
- Case
Paul Revere Insurance Co. (C): Competing For the Baldrige Award--The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Exercise
The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award requires firms to submit applications that conform to a rigorous quality-assessment system. This case consists of several parts of a service company's 1988 Baldrige application together with material from the Malcolm Baldrige... View Details
Hart, Christopher. "Paul Revere Insurance Co. (C): Competing For the Baldrige Award--The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Exercise." Harvard Business School Case 690-002, November 1989. (Revised January 1990.)
- 2003
- Article
The Influence of Culture and Corporate Governance on the Characteristics that Distinguish Superior Analysts
By: Michael B. Clement, Lynn Rees and Edward Swanson
We identify characteristics of financial analysts that have been shown to be associated with relative forecast accuracy in the United States and examine these characteristics within 10 countries. We find that relative forecast accuracy is influenced by years of... View Details
Clement, Michael B., Lynn Rees, and Edward Swanson. "The Influence of Culture and Corporate Governance on the Characteristics that Distinguish Superior Analysts." Journal of Accounting, Auditing & Finance 18, no. 4 (2003): 593–618.
- February 1998 (Revised January 1999)
- Case
Rob Parson at Morgan Stanley (C) (Abridged)
A year after Rob Parson's manager decided to postpone Parson's promotion, Parson's new manager Gary Stuart faces the decision of promotion again. Stuart considers whether the efforts Parson had made were sufficient. View Details
Keywords: Management; Personal Development and Career; Performance Evaluation; Financial Services Industry
Burton, M. Diane. "Rob Parson at Morgan Stanley (C) (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 498-057, February 1998. (Revised January 1999.)
- June 2018
- Background Note
Valuation Techniques in Private Equity: LBO Model
By: Victoria Ivashina, Alexey Tuzikov and Abhijit Tagade
This note introduces an "LBO model," the main performance assessment and valuation technique used in the private equity industry. View Details
Ivashina, Victoria, Alexey Tuzikov, and Abhijit Tagade. "Valuation Techniques in Private Equity: LBO Model." Harvard Business School Background Note 218-106, June 2018.
- March 2014 (Revised September 2015)
- Case
Clef Company: Turnover
By: Frank V. Cespedes
The Clef case focuses on the issue of turnover in a firm's sales force. Students must analyze the factors contributing to turnover as well as the role of the field sales force in Clef's profitable business strategy. Among other things, the Clef case illustrates that... View Details
Keywords: Sales; Marketing; Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Performance Evaluation; Retail Industry; Consumer Products Industry; United States
Cespedes, Frank V. "Clef Company: Turnover." Harvard Business School Case 814-100, March 2014. (Revised September 2015.)
- May 2011 (Revised January 2012)
- Teaching Note
Risk Management at Wellfleet Bank: All That Glitters Is Not Gold (TN)
By: Anette Mikes
Teaching Note for 110011. View Details
Mikes, Anette. "Risk Management at Wellfleet Bank: All That Glitters Is Not Gold (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 111-139, May 2011. (Revised January 2012.)
- 2018
- Working Paper
How Scheduling Can Bias Quality Assessment: Evidence from Food Safety Inspections
By: Maria Ibanez and Michael W. Toffel
Many production processes are subject to inspection to ensure they meet quality, safety, and environmental standards imposed by companies and regulators. Inspection accuracy is critical to inspections being a useful input to assessing risks, allocating quality... View Details
Keywords: Assessment; Bias; Inspection; Scheduling; Econometric Analysis; Empirical Research; Regulation; Health; Food; Safety; Quality; Performance Consistency; Performance Evaluation; Food and Beverage Industry; Service Industry
Ibanez, Maria, and Michael W. Toffel. "How Scheduling Can Bias Quality Assessment: Evidence from Food Safety Inspections." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 17-090, April 2017. (Revised October 2018. Formerly titled "Assessing the Quality of Quality Assessment: The Role of Scheduling". Featured in Forbes, Food Safety Magazine, and Food Safety News.)
- September 2011
- Article
On Testing Business Models
By: D. Huelsbeck, K. Merchant and Tatiana Sandino
This study explored management decisions regarding formal empirical testing of business models. It documented a test of one company's business model under seemingly favorable conditions for such a test – a successful single product firm following a consistent strategy... View Details
Keywords: Performance Measurement; Non-financial Performance Measures; Business Models; Management Control; Decisions; Business Model; Performance Evaluation
Huelsbeck, D., K. Merchant, and Tatiana Sandino. "On Testing Business Models." Accounting Review 86, no. 5 (September 2011): 1631–1654. (Awarded a Research Grant from the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.)
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Sizing Up Social Impact
in household income? At the end of the day, did we reduce poverty? "We measure quantified objectives beforehand, monitor them during implementation, and evaluate them afterward," Bloom continues. "It's all very public, very explicit, and... View Details
- February 1995
- Case
Old Colony Associates, The
By: John J. Gabarro and Andrew P. Burtis
The first case in a four-part case series that outlines the events leading up to a performance appraisal interview. Describes the background of the company. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details
Gabarro, John J., and Andrew P. Burtis. "Old Colony Associates, The." Harvard Business School Case 495-034, February 1995.
- May 1997
- Teaching Note
Measuring the Financial Performance of Nonprofit Organizations: Solutions Manual
Teaching Note for (1-197-111). View Details