Systems Of Management Controls - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Apr 2015
Research & Ideas

The Slow, Steady Battle to Fix Cancer Care

if we take on the responsibility, we'll work to control our own costs. Health care is 17 percent of our gross domestic product. If we can drive down costs while improving outcomes, that will be much more... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Health

26 Jan 2021
Research & Ideas

A New Way to Cut Credit Card Debt: Pay Off One Purchase at a Time

monthly payment, according to the Federal Reserve. For people struggling to chip away at high balances, targeting specific items on their credit card bills can provide much-needed control and encouragement. “Instead View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Financial Services

10 Jan 2005
Research & Ideas

How to Put Meaning Back into Leading

early-twentieth-century social scientists is what we call "the meaning and organization problem." One of the main trends of modern society was the rise of large... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

10 Apr 2006
Research & Ideas

Lessons from the Browser Wars

not yet diffused through the entire population—the second mover can try to influence new users rather than get the small installed base to switch over. The second mover has to have some sort of asymmetric advantage, such as View Details

Keywords: by Sara Grant; Computer; Consumer Products; Technology

27 Nov 2006
Research & Ideas

Manly Men, Oil Platforms, and Breaking Stereotypes

appear invulnerable blocked precisely the kinds of actions that encourage safety and effectiveness. Covering up mistakes, for example, curtails learning and allows for the repetition and escalation of... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Energy; Utilities

16 Dec 2002
Lessons from the Classroom

Marrying Distance and Classroom Education

That's why we use cases. Cases are simulation. The cautions I would have about simulations are two-fold. One, I don't think simulations have to be technology based. You can create a really good simulation with role-playing or a case or whatever. But most people think... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Media Metamorphosis: Advertising in the Technology Age

management systems used by direct marketers; software for creating and managing graphics, video, and sound; and convergence technologies such as broadband that provide... View Details

Keywords: by Peter K. Jacobs; Advertising

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Building Competitive Advantage Through Operations

running operations across the Internet as well as having a heavier IT component that examines subjects such as Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) and Internet Commerce EE: What are the main objectives of the program? Upton: BCAO's... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

01 Oct 2024
Research & Ideas

How Politics Drives Business Decisions in a Polarized Nation

when making pricing decisions in the US syndicated loans market and mutual fund managers when making asset allocations near the time of an election. 3. Entrepreneurs and inventors influenced by politics Yet... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

28 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

Shareholders Key to Corporate Reform

correct the underlying weaknesses. When it comes to corporate governance, for too long we have relied on the first approach. It's time to take a deeper look, see where the stressors in the system lie, and commit to structural reforms. In... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia A. Montgomery & Rhonda Kaufman

19 Jul 2011
First Look

First Look: July 19

(residual income) the conceptual conflict is exacerbated by the adoption of 'fair value' (FV) as the measurement basis for assets and liabilities rather than the more theoretically grounded approach of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

18 Apr 2005
Research & Ideas

Prosper with Multi-Channel Retailing

initial markup and generating substantial gross margin, which means tight controls of inventory." In addition to buying enough to sell on the Internet, the company must View Details

Keywords: by Julie Jette; Consumer Products; Retail

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Value Judgments: Business Ethics Across Borders

much broader setting. "Students would ask me about the possibility of establishing a global system of business ethics," Paine says, "and whether cultural clashes... View Details

Keywords: by Judith A. Ross

29 May 2014
Research & Ideas

Research Symposium 2014

amortization from its constitution, in favor of fair value accounting. Ramanna said that there are no unequivocal villains in thin political market situations, but rather "a quilt of special interests."... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Accounting; Health

23 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

Product Disasters Can Be Fertile Ground for Innovation

In a forthcoming paper in Management Science, Risk-Mitigating Technologies: The Case of Radiation Diagnostic Devices, based on the CT scan case, Luo and Galasso discover that the accidents, while tragic,... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health; Medical Devices & Supplies

18 Jul 2005
Research & Ideas

Time to Rethink the Corporate Tax System?

compliance function to being a profit center. The ratio of corporate taxes to GDP declined through the late 1990s even during an economic expansion. There has been a growing disconnect between the income reports to capital markets and tax... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen

14 Feb 2005
Research & Ideas

Desktop Search and Revenue Streams

efforts to refine search capabilities. With that in mind, panel moderator Thomas R. Eisenmann, associate professor of Entrepreneurial Management at HBS, noted that the next wave in search tools is going... View Details

Keywords: by Julie Jette

02 Apr 2010
What Do You Think?

Why Are Fewer and Fewer U.S. Employees Satisfied With Their Jobs?

Joyce Dias puts it, "People give up what they enjoy doing most in order to submit to the unnatural process of doing something— anything in order to earn their living." Combine this with research that cites a high correlation... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

18 Feb 2009
First Look

First Look: February 18, 2009

Addresses and What to Do About It Author:Benjamin Edelman Abstract The Internet's current numbering system is nearing exhaustion. Existing protocols allow only a finite set of computer numbers ("IP... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

20 Feb 2006
Research & Ideas

Are Company Founders Underpaid?

Both of these factors change as the venture grows. As more people are hired and the founder begins sharing control with non-founders, and as the venture develops and formalizes View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Financial Services; Technology

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