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- May 2017 (Revised June 2017)
- Case
ATH Technologies (A): Making the Numbers
By: Robert Simons and Jennifer Packard
An exercise that takes students through five stages of growth in an entrepreneurial start-up in the medical devices industry: 1) founding, 2) growth, 3) push to profitability, 4) refocusing process, and 5) takeover by new management. At each stage, students must... View Details
Keywords: Strategy And Execution; Management Control Systems; Balancing Innovation And Control; Performance Management; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Startups; Profit; Geographic Location; Governance Controls; Innovation and Invention; Management Succession; Performance Evaluation; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Simons, Robert, and Jennifer Packard. "ATH Technologies (A): Making the Numbers." Harvard Business School Case 117-013, May 2017. (Revised June 2017.)
- October 1996 (Revised December 1996)
- Case
United Electric Controls
By: H. Kent Bowen, Jody H. Gittell and Sylvie Ryckebusch
United Electric Controls (UE) was a small, traditional family-owned manufacturing company when Dave Reis, the youngest member of the Reis family, took over the business. This case describes Reis's efforts to change UE's traditional work practices in order to make the... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Family Business; Production; Business Strategy; Human Resources; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Decisions; Growth and Development Strategy; Information Technology; Electronics Industry; Manufacturing Industry; United States
Bowen, H. Kent, Jody H. Gittell, and Sylvie Ryckebusch. "United Electric Controls." Harvard Business School Case 697-006, October 1996. (Revised December 1996.)
- April 2019
- Case
GE Appliances: Implementing Haier's Made-In-China Management System
By: Dennis Campbell, Marshall Meyer, Bonnie Yining Cao and Dawn H. Lau
Keywords: Business or Company Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Manufacturing Industry; Retail Industry; Consumer Products Industry; China; United States
Campbell, Dennis, Marshall Meyer, Bonnie Yining Cao, and Dawn H. Lau. "GE Appliances: Implementing Haier's Made-In-China Management System." Harvard Business School Case 119-099, April 2019.
- February 2020
- Case
Fake News at DER SPIEGEL (A)
By: Aiyesha Dey, Jonas Heese and Tonia Labruyere
The case discusses the strategy of DER SPIEGEL, the leading news magazine in Germany, in the aftermath of the discovery of a fake reporting scandal. It had come to light that one of DER SPIEGEL’s own reporters had falsified and made up entire articles for years,... View Details
Keywords: Scandal; Management Control Systems; Corporate Governance; Crisis Management; Communication Strategy; Journalism and News Industry; Germany
Dey, Aiyesha, Jonas Heese, and Tonia Labruyere. "Fake News at DER SPIEGEL (A)." Harvard Business School Case 120-001, February 2020.
- November – December 2009
- Article
Risk Management and the Strategy Execution System
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Kaplan, Robert S. "Risk Management and the Strategy Execution System." Balanced Scorecard Report 11, no. 6 (November–December 2009): 1–6.
- winter 1994
- Article
The Modern Industrial Revolution, Exit, and the Failure of Internal Control Systems
By: M. C. Jensen
Jensen, M. C. "The Modern Industrial Revolution, Exit, and the Failure of Internal Control Systems." Journal of Applied Corporate Finance 6, no. 4 (winter 1994). (Reprinted in the JACF, (winter 1994); Finanzmarkt und Portfolio Management, (January 1993); and Jensen, Theory of the Firm, (HUP, 2000) & abridged version forthcoming in Management Revolution. . ., (HUP, 2001).)
- March 2011 (Revised March 2012)
- Case
Arck Systems
By: Ian Larkin
The Arck Systems series of cases describes the dilemmas faced by a senior sales manager in determining a sales compensation plan at an enterprise software company. The existing compensation plan is aggressive and highly rewards "star" performers. The cases track a... View Details
Keywords: Compensation and Benefits; Retention; Performance Effectiveness; Salesforce Management; Motivation and Incentives; Software; Information Technology Industry
Larkin, Ian. "Arck Systems." Harvard Business School Case 911-056, March 2011. (Revised March 2012.)
- 20 Jan 2012
- News
LRQA talks to world’s leading management systems expert
- July 2001 (Revised October 2001)
- Case
Policy Management Systems Corp.: The Financial Reporting Crisis
Tim Williams, the new CFO of a publicly-traded enterprise software company, attempts to rebuild his company's reputation for reliable financial reporting following a highly visible financial reporting crisis. The crisis begins with an earnings shortfall warning, which... View Details
Keywords: Accrual Accounting; Revenue Recognition; Capital Markets; Policy; Corporate Governance; Accounting Audits; Technology Industry
Hutton, Amy P. "Policy Management Systems Corp.: The Financial Reporting Crisis." Harvard Business School Case 102-013, July 2001. (Revised October 2001.)
- 1992
- Manual
Instructors Manual for Corporate Information Systems Management
By: J. I. Cash Jr.
Keywords: Information Management
- 1990
- Chapter
Analysis of Cost Variances for Management Control in Hospitals
By: S. Datar, R. Banker and S. Das
- September 1980 (Revised April 1984)
- Background Note
Note on Japanese Management and Employment Systems
By: Michael Beer
Beer, Michael. "Note on Japanese Management and Employment Systems." Harvard Business School Background Note 481-009, September 1980. (Revised April 1984.)
- March 2019
- Module Note
Designing Management Systems to Support Multiunit Growth
By: Tatiana Sandino
Sandino, Tatiana. "Designing Management Systems to Support Multiunit Growth." Harvard Business School Module Note 119-084, March 2019.
- October 1994
- Case
Yokohama Corporation, Ltd. (B): Cost Management System
Illustrates the budget planning process at a Japanese firm. Also describes a highly traditional cost accounting system, and shows how variances are used for performance measurement. View Details
Cooper, Robin, and Takeo Yoshikawa. "Yokohama Corporation, Ltd. (B): Cost Management System." Harvard Business School Case 195-108, October 1994.
- 04 Aug 2014
- News
Improving Your Business with Management System Standards
- January 1989
- Background Note
Managing Information Technology: Computer Systems and Components
By: James I. Cash Jr. and Thomas H. Davenport
Cash, James I., Jr., and Thomas H. Davenport. "Managing Information Technology: Computer Systems and Components." Harvard Business School Background Note 189-130, January 1989.
- 2023
- Working Paper
When Does Gamified Training Improve Performance? The Roles of Office and Leader Engagement
By: Ryan W. Buell, Wei Cai and Tatiana Sandino
Gamified training is a novel management control system in which companies use gamification
techniques to engage and motivate employees to learn. This study empirically examines the
performance consequences of gamified training using data from a natural field... View Details
Keywords: Gamified Training; Management Control Systems; Employee Engagement; Employees; Learning; Training; Motivation and Incentives; Performance
Buell, Ryan W., Wei Cai, and Tatiana Sandino. "When Does Gamified Training Improve Performance? The Roles of Office and Leader Engagement." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 19-101, March 2019. (Revised October 2023.)
- 11 Apr 2024
- News
Mission Control
market was far from welcoming. His dream would, once again, have to be deferred. Instead, Platzer applied his quantitative background at a hedge fund and in other investment management roles. In 2009, though, while at an event at NASA... View Details
- September 1985
- Case
General Foods Corp.: The Product Management System
By: John A. Quelch
Quelch, John A., and Paul W. Farris. "General Foods Corp.: The Product Management System." Harvard Business School Case 586-057, September 1985.
- 01 Aug 2011
- News