Publications

Teaching Note for (9-190-136). View Details

Keywords: Planning; Telecommunications Industry

November 1998 (Revised December 1998)
Background Note

Templates for Profit Planning

A one-page visual to support the key variables to be considered in building a profit plan. View Details

Keywords: Profit; Planning

August 1996 (Revised December 1999)
Case

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

1 Nov 2013
Conference Presentation

The Entrepreneurial Gap: How Managers Adjust Span of Accountability and Span of Control to Implement Business Strategy

Jun 2013
Conference Presentation

Seven Strategy Questions

October 2013 (Revised October 2013)
Supplement

Henkel's CEO Kasper Rorsted: On Building a Winning Culture

Keywords: Performance Measurement; Performance Appraisals; Human Resource Management; Work/life Balance; Strategy Execution; Values; Organizational Transformations; Pay For Performance; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Values and Beliefs; Work-Life Balance; Organizational Culture; Performance Evaluation; Compensation and Benefits

01 Sep 2011
Conference Presentation

Seven Strategy Questions

Keywords: Strategy

May 1991
Teaching Note

American Red Cross Blood Services: Northeast Region, Teaching Note

Teaching Note for (9-190-078). View Details

Keywords: Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Health Industry; North and Central America

November 1990 (Revised January 1991)
Background Note

Rethinking the Role of Systems in Controlling Strategy

Keywords: System; Strategy

October 1990 (Revised January 1992)
Case

Marriott Corp.: The Internal Audit Function

Keywords: Accounting Audits; Accommodations Industry

January 1989 (Revised March 2009)
Supplement

General Electric: Valley Forge (C)

Supplements General Electric: Valley Forge (A). View Details

Keywords: Business Conglomerates; Pennsylvania

January 1989 (Revised February 1991)
Supplement

General Electric: Valley Forge (D)

Supplements General Electric: Valley Forge (A). View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing Industry; Pennsylvania

January 1989 (Revised February 1991)
Supplement

General Electric: Valley Forge (B)

Supplements General Electric: Valley Forge (A). View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing Industry; Pennsylvania

February 1987 (Revised February 2000)
Case

Polysar Limited

Canada's largest chemical company produces and markets butyl rubber in two divisions, each treated as a profit center. The new plant in the North American Division operates below capacity resulting in a significant volume variance and an operating loss. The European... View Details

Keywords: Loss; Profit; Financial Management; Volume; Performance Capacity; Financial Statements; For-Profit Firms; Market Participation; Chemical Industry; Rubber Industry; Canada

February 2013 (Revised March 2013)
Case

Agero: Enhancing Capabilities for Customers

By: Robert Simons and Natalie Kindred

This case illustrates the importance of choosing a primary customer as the basis for organization design. Cross Country Group managers adjusted resource allocation, organization design and performance measures over time to transform Cross Country Group from an... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurial Management; Entrepreneurial Gap; Entrepreneurship; Auto Industry; Insurance; Performance Management; Performance Measurement; Performance Measures; Performance Pressure; Decisions; Family Business; Resource Allocation; Organizational Design; Customer Focus and Relationships; Performance Evaluation; Growth and Development Strategy; Service Industry

Article

Is it Better to Average Probabilities or Quantiles?

By: Kenneth C. Lichtendahl, Yael Grushka-Cockayne and Robert L. Winkler

We consider two ways to aggregate expert opinions using simple averages: averaging probabilities and averaging quantiles. We examine analytical properties of these forecasts and compare their ability to harness the wisdom of the crowd. In terms of location, the two... View Details

Keywords: Probability Forecasts; Quantile Forecasts; Expert Combination; Linear Opinion Pooling; Forecasting and Prediction

24 Feb 2009
First Look

First Look: February 24, 2009

influencing market performance. Corporate Social Responsibility Through an Economic Lens Authors:Forest L. Reinhardt, Robert N. Stavins, and Richard H.K. Vietor Publication:Review of Environmental Economics... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

18 May 2010
First Look

First Look: May 18

PublicationsTechnology Manager's Journey: An Extended Narrative Approach to Educating Technical Leaders Authors:Robert D. Austin, Richard L. Nolan, and Shannon O'Donnell Publication:Academy of Management Learning & Education 8, no.... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

April 2019
Supplement

Scaling the Business to Market Leadership

December 1998 (Revised December 2014)
Background Note

A Note on Identifying Strategic Risk

Outlines: 1) the sources of business risk, 2) how to assess internal risk pressures, and 3) the antecedents of misrepresentation of fraud. View Details

Keywords: Strategy; Risk and Uncertainty