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  • March 1990 (Revised April 1990)
  • Supplement

IBM Corp.: ""Make It Your Business"" (B)

By: Robert L. Simons
Reveals the system changes that IBM adopted. Designed as an in-class handout after discussion of the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: System; Change; Computer Industry
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Simons, Robert L. IBM Corp.: ""Make It Your Business"" (B). Harvard Business School Supplement 190-138, March 1990. (Revised April 1990.)
  • January 1989 (Revised February 1991)
  • Supplement

General Electric: Valley Forge (H)

By: Robert L. Simons
See General Electric: Valley Forge (A). View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing Industry; Pennsylvania
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Simons, Robert L. "General Electric: Valley Forge (H)." Harvard Business School Supplement 189-016, January 1989. (Revised February 1991.)
  • May 1987 (Revised February 2000)
  • Case

Codman & Shurtleff, Inc.: Planning and Control System

By: Robert L. Simons
Detailed description of the planning and control systems in use at Johnson & Johnson. Focuses on the actions of managers in one subsidiary in revising budget targets. Illustrates intensive strategic planning and financial planning process in a large, decentralized... View Details
Keywords: Strategic Planning; Planning; Forecasting and Prediction; Accounting Audits; Budgets and Budgeting; Business Strategy; Financial Management; Business or Company Management; Management Systems; Public Administration Industry; Financial Services Industry
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Simons, Robert L. "Codman & Shurtleff, Inc.: Planning and Control System." Harvard Business School Case 187-081, May 1987. (Revised February 2000.)
  • 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

Prioritizing Employees, Customers, Investors

By: Robert L. Simons
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Simons, Robert L. "Prioritizing Employees, Customers, Investors." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 119-709, April 2019.
  • April 2017 (Revised August 2019)
  • Supplement

Cafes Monte Bianco - Varying Interest Solution

By: Robert L. Simons
This is the varying interest solution to the case Cafes Monte Bianco: Building a Profit Plan (HBS No. 198-088) View Details
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Simons, Robert L. "Cafes Monte Bianco - Varying Interest Solution." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 117-702, April 2017. (Revised August 2019.)
  • Oct 2013
  • Conference Presentation

Seven Strategy Questions

By: Robert L. Simons
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Simons, Robert L. "Seven Strategy Questions." Paper presented at the HBS Alumni Event, October 2013.
  • May 1992 (Revised January 2000)
  • Supplement

ABB: Accountability Times Two (A)

By: Robert L. Simons
Describes the complexity of setting and reconciling performance targets in a global, matrix company. The president of the Finnish industry and rail transport company has received targets from two bosses--his regional superior and his business area superior. Each has... View Details
Keywords: Performance Expectations; Complexity; Multinational Firms and Management; Finland
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Simons, Robert L. "ABB: Accountability Times Two (A)." Harvard Business School Supplement 192-141, May 1992. (Revised January 2000.)
  • May 1991 (Revised March 1992)
  • Teaching Note

USA Today, Teaching Note

By: Robert L. Simons
Teaching Note for (9-191-004). View Details
Keywords: Media and Broadcasting Industry
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Simons, Robert L. "USA Today, Teaching Note." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 191-194, May 1991. (Revised March 1992.)
  • March 1991 (Revised February 1992)
  • Teaching Note

IBM Corp: ""Make It Your Business"" (A) and (B), Teaching Note

By: Robert L. Simons
Teaching Note for (9-190-137) and (9-190-138). View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing Industry; Consumer Products Industry
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Simons, Robert L. IBM Corp: ""Make It Your Business"" (A) and (B), Teaching Note. Harvard Business School Teaching Note 191-171, March 1991. (Revised February 1992.)
  • March 2009
  • Case

Bausch & Lomb, Inc.: Pressure to Perform (A)

By: Robert L. Simons
This case breaks the existing (and still available) Bausch & Lomb, Inc.: Pressure to Perform case into an (A) and a (B) case. The (A) case describes the revenue recognition concerns as of early-1994 and the organizational context within which the decisions were made. View Details
Keywords: Business Earnings; Revenue; Accounting; Management Practices and Processes; Situation or Environment; Earnings Management; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; United States
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Simons, Robert L. "Bausch & Lomb, Inc.: Pressure to Perform (A)." Harvard Business School Case 109-074, March 2009.
  • March 1990 (Revised March 1992)
  • Supplement

Mary Kay Cosmetics: Sales Force Incentives (B)

By: Robert L. Simons
Details the changes made to the VIP automobile plan. View Details
Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Salesforce Management; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry
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Simons, Robert L. "Mary Kay Cosmetics: Sales Force Incentives (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 190-122, March 1990. (Revised March 1992.)
  • November 1989 (Revised June 1991)
  • Background Note

Facts and Figures on Defense Procurement: The Department of Defense and Defense Procurement, An Overview

By: Robert L. Simons
Provides statistics and other factual information on the Department of Defense procurement process, DOD expenditures, market share segmentation, the variety of contract types, and the role of the Defense Contract Audit Agency. View Details
Keywords: National Security
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Simons, Robert L. "Facts and Figures on Defense Procurement: The Department of Defense and Defense Procurement, An Overview." Harvard Business School Background Note 190-060, November 1989. (Revised June 1991.)
  • 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
Keywords: System; Governance Compliance
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Simons, Robert L. "General Electric: Compliance Systems, Teaching Note." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 190-051, October 1989. (Revised February 1992.)
  • March 1992
  • Article

The Strategy of Control: How Accounting Information Helps to Formulate and Implement Business Strategy

By: Robert L. Simons
Keywords: Accounting; Business Strategy
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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)
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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
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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
Keywords: Management Practices and Processes; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques
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Simons, Robert L. "Return on Management." Boston: Harvard Business School Publishing Class Lecture, 2003. Electronic. (Faculty Lecture: HBSP Product Number 385XC.)
  • 01 Jun 2000
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www.mindedge.com. Performance Measurement & Control Systems for Implementing Strategy by Robert L. Simons (Prentice Hall) "This book is built... View Details
  • 01 Sep 2005
  • News

Ideas: Books

Accountability Systems for Greater Performance and Commitment by Robert Simons (HBS Press) Professor Simons thinks leaders should regard the... View Details
Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services
  • 13 Mar 2007
  • First Look

First Look: March 13, 2007

paradox by considering the enabling role of actors' social position. Adopting a relational view of human agency, I model the impact of their social position on the likelihood that actors will initiate changes that diverge from the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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