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  • June 2017
  • Teaching Note

Organizing for Performance: Four Vignettes

By: Robert Simons and Jennifer Packard
Teaching Note for HBS No. 117-062. View Details
Keywords: Strategy And Execution; Management Control Systems; Organization; Span Of Control; Resource Allocation
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Simons, Robert, and Jennifer Packard. "Organizing for Performance: Four Vignettes." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 117-063, June 2017.
  • January 1990 (Revised March 1994)
  • Case

Accountants and Business Advisors, Inc.: City Office

Over the past several years both the share of women receiving accounting degrees and the share of women entering public accounting have risen substantially. However, the number of women holding senior positions, such as partner, remains low. This case provides data on... View Details
Keywords: Equality and Inequality; Retention; Gender; Accounting Industry
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Loveman, Gary W. "Accountants and Business Advisors, Inc.: City Office." Harvard Business School Case 490-033, January 1990. (Revised March 1994.)
  • 2007
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Beyond Dependence: Conceptualizing Information and Accountability in NGO-Funder Relations

By: Alnoor Ebrahim
This paper explores the linkages between information systems and accountability in nongovernmental and nonprofit organizations (NGOs). The information systems in four NGOs are introduced: two Indian NGOs engaged in natural resource management and rural development, an... View Details
Keywords: Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Corporate Accountability; Information Management; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Non-Governmental Organizations; Information Technology; India; District of Columbia
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Ebrahim, Alnoor. "Beyond Dependence: Conceptualizing Information and Accountability in NGO-Funder Relations." In Reconceptualising NGOs and Their Roles in Development: NGOs, Civil Society and the International Aid System, edited by Paul Opoku-Mensah, David Lewis, and Terje Tvedt, pp. 119–159. Aalborg, Denmark: Aalborg University Press, 2007.
  • 2021
  • Working Paper

Science-Based Carbon Emissions Targets

By: David Freiberg, Jody Grewal and George Serafeim
We examine the effect of voluntarily adopting a standard for setting science-based carbon emissions targets on target difficulty and investments to achieve those targets. We find that firms with a track record of setting and achieving ambitious carbon targets are more... View Details
Keywords: Target; Targeting; Target-setting; Target Efficiency; Management Control Systems; Management Accounting; Environment; Environmental And Social Sustainability; Climate Change; Environmental Management; Environmental Accounting; Environmental Sustainability; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques
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Freiberg, David, Jody Grewal, and George Serafeim. "Science-Based Carbon Emissions Targets." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-108, March 2021.
  • June 2017
  • Teaching Note

Google to Alphabet: Two Job Opportunities

By: Robert Simons and Jennifer Packard
This is the teaching note for "Google to Alphabet: Two Job Opportunities" HBS No.116-046 The case describes two job postings for positions at Google. The first job posting is for a Software Engineer in the Google Maps unit and the second job posting is for an Account... View Details
Keywords: Strategy And Execution; Span Of Control; Span Of Accountability; Span Of Support; Management Control Systems; Entrepreneurial Gap; Motivation; Job Design; Strategy; Information Technology; Organizational Design; Jobs and Positions; Technology Industry
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Simons, Robert, and Jennifer Packard. "Google to Alphabet: Two Job Opportunities." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 117-066, June 2017.
  • January 2009 (Revised April 2017)
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American Cancer Society: Access to Care

By: Robert Simons
Teaching Note for [109015]. View Details
Keywords: Management Control Systems; Strategy And Execution; Levers Of Control; Non-profit; Non-Governmental Organizations; Nonprofit Organizations
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Simons, Robert. "American Cancer Society: Access to Care." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 109-016, January 2009. (Revised April 2017.)
  • May 2017
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ATH Technologies (D)

By: Robert Simons and Jennifer Packard
Supplements the (A) case. Designed as an on-class handout. View Details
Keywords: Strategy And Execution; Management Control Systems; Performance Management; Balancing Innovation And Control; Health Industry
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Simons, Robert, and Jennifer Packard. "ATH Technologies (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 117-016, May 2017.
  • March 1999 (Revised April 2017)
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Citibank: Performance Evaluation

By: Robert Simons and Antonio Dávila
Teaching Note for (9-198-048). View Details
Keywords: Strategy And Execution; Management Control Systems; Performance Measures; Performance Evaluation; Balanced Scorecard; Banking Industry
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Simons, Robert, and Antonio Dávila. "Citibank: Performance Evaluation." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 199-047, March 1999. (Revised April 2017.)
  • December 1999 (Revised September 2004)
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Hermes Systems

By: Michael L. Tushman and Daniel Radov
Covers the history of Hermes, a large telecommunications and network equipment company, as it grows from a single business firm to a diversified firm from 1980-95. Examines the use of entrepreneurial subsidiaries for product development and fast growth. Other issues... View Details
Keywords: History; Leadership; Business Subsidiaries; Diversification; Growth Management; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Divisions; Problems and Challenges; Product Development; Technology Industry
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Tushman, Michael L., and Daniel Radov. "Hermes Systems." Harvard Business School Case 400-056, December 1999. (Revised September 2004.)
  • March 2025 (Revised April 2025)
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Dominion Voting Systems v. Fox News

By: Vincent Pons, Jesse M. Shapiro, Bharat Anand and Susan Pinckney
The case examines the Dominion Voting Systems and Fox News defamation settlement based upon statements made on air in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election. View Details
Keywords: (General) Management; Business Earnings; Financial Statements; Change Management; Disruption; Volatility; Transition; Crime and Corruption; Cost vs Benefits; Decision Making; Decision Choices and Conditions; Decisions; Demographics; Ethics; Values and Beliefs; Corporate Finance; Cost; Governance; Governance Compliance; Governance Controls; Policy; Political Elections; Business History; Information; Law; Legal Liability; Laws and Statutes; Management; Marketing; Advertising; Media; Performance; Problems and Challenges; Society; Public Opinion; Social Issues; Media and Broadcasting Industry; United States
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Pons, Vincent, Jesse M. Shapiro, Bharat Anand, and Susan Pinckney. "Dominion Voting Systems v. Fox News." Harvard Business School Case 725-029, March 2025. (Revised April 2025.)
  • September 2016 (Revised January 2018)
  • Module Note

Strategy Execution Module 4: Organizing for Performance

By: Robert Simons
This module reading explores the implications of different business models on organization design. After discussing the distinction between units focused on work processes and those devoted to markets, the analysis provides insight as to when to organize businesses by... View Details
Keywords: Management Control Systems; Implementing Strategy; Execution; Customer Focused Organization; Specialization; Span Of Control; Span Of Accountability; Span Of Attention; Strategy; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure
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Simons, Robert. "Strategy Execution Module 4: Organizing for Performance." Harvard Business School Module Note 117-104, September 2016. (Revised January 2018.)
  • June 2005
  • Tutorial

Prematriculation Financial Accounting Tutorial/Module

By: David F. Hawkins, Paul M. Healy and Ratna G. Sarkar
The Financial Accounting course is an introduction to the fundamental concepts of financial accounting in a management context. The course describes the business activities for Global Grocer, a small retail franchise specializing in gourmet foods and specialty kitchen... View Details
Keywords: Accounting; Performance; Financial Statements
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"Prematriculation Financial Accounting Tutorial/Module." Harvard Business School Tutorial 105-708, June 2005.
  • October 1991 (Revised September 1998)
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Maxwell Appliance Controls

By: Robert S. Kaplan
A profitable manufacturing division of a large company is looking for new ways to identify sources of productivity improvements. Led by its senior finance officer, an activity-based cost system is developed to identify activities performed for its highly varied product... View Details
Keywords: Activity Based Costing and Management; Management Teams; Quality; Performance Improvement; Organizational Culture; Problems and Challenges; Production; Manufacturing Industry
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Kaplan, Robert S. "Maxwell Appliance Controls." Harvard Business School Case 192-058, October 1991. (Revised September 1998.)
  • August 1982 (Revised January 1988)
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Assuming Control at Altex Aviation (A)

Two young and inexperienced MBAs buy a virtually bankrupt company. They design a decentralized control system organized around profit centers. View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Entrepreneurship; Management Systems; Air Transportation Industry
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Churchill, Neil C., and Kenneth A. Merchant. "Assuming Control at Altex Aviation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 183-058, August 1982. (Revised January 1988.)
  • October 1991 (Revised May 1993)
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Brief Introduction to Cost Accounting

By: William J. Bruns Jr.
Introduces the reasons for and basics of cost accounting and cost management systems. Simple definitions of forms used in cost accounting are included. Cost behavior is discussed. Questions to which answers are needed when analyzing or designing a cost system are... View Details
Keywords: Cost Accounting; Cost Management
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Bruns, William J., Jr. "Brief Introduction to Cost Accounting." Harvard Business School Background Note 192-068, October 1991. (Revised May 1993.)
  • June 2014 (Revised March 2017)
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Agero: Enhancing Capabilities for Customers

By: Robert Simons and Natalie Kindred
This is the teaching note for Agero: Enhancing Capabilities for Customers (HBS No. 113-001) View Details
Keywords: Management Control Systems; Execution; Organization Structure; Diagnostic Control Systems; Interactive Control Systems; Performance Goals; Performance Measurement; Strategy; Organizational Design; Performance Evaluation; Customer Focus and Relationships
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Simons, Robert, and Natalie Kindred. "Agero: Enhancing Capabilities for Customers." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 114-093, June 2014. (Revised March 2017.)
  • July 2002 (Revised August 2003)
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EXP Systems

By: Malcolm S. Salter and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld
Discusses selecting investors and avoiding board-level conflicts of interest in start-ups. Using the "term sheet" in third-round financing as a negotiation over future governance and control rights. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details
Keywords: Conflict of Interests; Governance Controls; Governing and Advisory Boards; Business Startups; Management Teams
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Salter, Malcolm S., and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld. "EXP Systems." Harvard Business School Case 903-022, July 2002. (Revised August 2003.)
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Accounting & Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

and Richard S. Ruback. 2000 Robert Simons : Winner of the 2000 Notable Contribution to Management Accounting Literature Award from the Management... View Details
  • December 2016
  • Module Note

Strategy Execution Module 10: Using the Job Design Optimization Tool to Build Effective Organizations

By: Robert Simons
This module reading provides directions for using the online Job Design Optimization Tool (JDOT) which is available free of charge from Harvard Business School Publishing at https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/resources/marketing/multimedia/JDOT/index.html. This tool can... View Details
Keywords: Management Control Systems; Implementing Strategy; Execution; Span Of Control; Span Of Accountability; Performance Measurement; Job Design; Organization Design; Strategy; Entrepreneurship
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Simons, Robert. "Strategy Execution Module 10: Using the Job Design Optimization Tool to Build Effective Organizations." Harvard Business School Module Note 117-110, December 2016.
  • December 1997 (Revised May 2017)
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Kidder, Peabody & Co.: Creating Elusive Profits

By: Robert Simons and Antonio Dávila
Teaching Note for (9-197-038). View Details
Keywords: Strategy And Execution; Management Control Systems; Internal Controls; Risk Management; Risk And Uncertainty; Risk Assessment; Profit
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Simons, Robert, and Antonio Dávila. "Kidder, Peabody & Co.: Creating Elusive Profits." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 198-036, December 1997. (Revised May 2017.)
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