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- Working Paper
Control Systems for Customer Behavior
By: Frances X. Frei, Amy C. Edmondson and Corey Hajim
- 22 Sep 2016
- Video
An Invention that Controls Light
- 15 Nov 2021
- News
Take Control of Your Onboarding
- August 2017
- Case
Infection Control at Massachusetts General Hospital (Abridged)
By: Robert S. Huckman and Nikolaos Trichakis
The case explores the challenges facing Massachusetts General Hospital concerning the adoption of a new infection control policy, which promises to improve operational performance, patient safety, and profitability. The new policy requires coordination between... View Details
Keywords: Safety; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Integration; Health Care and Treatment; Policy; Health Industry; Boston
Huckman, Robert S., and Nikolaos Trichakis. "Infection Control at Massachusetts General Hospital (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 618-018, August 2017.
- March 2005 (Revised July 2007)
- Case
Capital Controls in Chile in the 1990s (A)
By: Laura Alfaro, Rafael M. Di Tella and Ingrid Vogel
In 1991, Chile adopted a framework of capital controls focused on reducing the massive flows of foreign investment coming into the country as international interest rates remained low. Capital inflows threatened the Central Bank's ability to manage the exchange rate... View Details
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Economic Growth; Financial Crisis; Capital; Governance Controls; Business and Government Relations; Chile
Alfaro, Laura, Rafael M. Di Tella, and Ingrid Vogel. "Capital Controls in Chile in the 1990s (A)." Harvard Business School Case 705-031, March 2005. (Revised July 2007.)
- November 2003 (Revised April 2004)
- Case
Internal Governance and Control at Goldman Sachs: Block Trading
By: Malcolm S. Salter and Ratna Sarkar
Although the explicit problem presented in the case concerns pricing a block trade, the real issue involves the decision-making and oversight processes used to arrive at a price that is appropriate for both the client and Goldman Sachs. Asks students in assignment... View Details
Keywords: Price; Governance Controls; Trust; Organizational Culture; Decision Making; Financial Services Industry
Salter, Malcolm S., and Ratna Sarkar. "Internal Governance and Control at Goldman Sachs: Block Trading." Harvard Business School Case 904-026, November 2003. (Revised April 2004.)
- 1994
- Chapter
Separation of Ownership and Control
By: Michael C. Jensen and Eugene F. Fama
Jensen, Michael C., and Eugene F. Fama. "Separation of Ownership and Control." In Management of Non-profit Organizations, edited by S. M. Oster. Dartmouth Publishing, 1994. (Also published in Journal of Law and Economics, Vol. 26, No. 2 (June, 1983) and Michael C. Jensen, Foundations of Organizational Strategy, (Harvard University Press, 1998).)
- June 1984
- Background Note
First Year Control Course Overview
Dearden, John. "First Year Control Course Overview." Harvard Business School Background Note 184-195, June 1984.
- March 1989
- Case
U.S. Controls on Technology Exports
Gomes-Casseres, Benjamin. "U.S. Controls on Technology Exports." Harvard Business School Case 389-137, March 1989.
- 31 Mar 2020
- News
Controlling the Emotion of Negotiation
- November–December 1973
- Article
How to Control the Computer Resource
By: J. Dearden and R. L. Nolan
Keywords: Technology
Dearden, J., and R. L. Nolan. "How to Control the Computer Resource." Harvard Business Review 51, no. 6 (November–December 1973).
- July–August 1977
- Article
Controlling the Costs of Data Services
By: R. L. Nolan
Nolan, R. L. "Controlling the Costs of Data Services." Harvard Business Review 55, no. 4 (July–August 1977).
- August 2003
- Article
Notes on Governance and Corporate Control
Keywords: Governance
Salter, Malcolm S. "Notes on Governance and Corporate Control." Journal of Strategic Management Education 1, no. 1 (August 2003): 5–54.
- Research Summary
Cost Management and Management Control Systems in Hospitals
By: V.G. Narayanan
Hospitals tend not to have very good cost accounting and control systems. More broadly, there is enormous opportunity for managing costs and aligning incentives in the health care industry. I am studying how cost accounting methods can be used to... View Details
- 19 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
A Brand Manager’s Guide to Losing Control
Thanks (or no thanks) to social media, brand managers have lost the power to control the perception of their products through carefully orchestrated advertising campaigns. These days, consumers are in command. With an angry tweet, a happy... View Details
- Research Summary
Exclusivity and Control (joint with A. Hagiu)
We analyze platform competition for content in the presence of
strategic interactions between content distributors and content
providers. Contrary to standard results concerning double
marginalization and pricing of complementary goods, we prove that a
platform gaining... View Details
- March 2018
- Supplement
China Vanke: Battle for Control (C)
By: Lynn S. Paine, Charles C.Y. Wang, Dawn H. Lau and Anthony K. Woo
Baoneng calls for the removal of China Vanke's board of directors, citing as reasons the directors' mishandling of the Shenzhen Metro proposal as well as the company's various breaches of corporate governance requirements. Vanke defends itself against Baoneng's... View Details
Keywords: China Vanke; China Resources; Hostile Takeover; Board Of Directors; Shareholding Structure; Shareholder Rights; Asset Restructuring; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Valuation; Business and Shareholder Relations; Real Estate Industry; China
Paine, Lynn S., Charles C.Y. Wang, Dawn H. Lau, and Anthony K. Woo. "China Vanke: Battle for Control (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 318-119, March 2018.
- March 2018
- Supplement
China Vanke: Battle for Control (B)
By: Lynn S. Paine, Charles C.Y. Wang, Dawn H. Lau and Anthony K. Woo
China Resources expresses disagreement over the validity of the results of the board vote as announced by China Vanke. It further raises objections to Vanke's handling of the announcement as well as reiterates its doubts about the strategic rationale of the proposed... View Details
Keywords: China Vanke; China Resources; Hostile Takeover; Board Of Directors; Shareholding Structure; Shareholder Rights; Asset Restructuring; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Valuation; Business and Shareholder Relations; Real Estate Industry; China
Paine, Lynn S., Charles C.Y. Wang, Dawn H. Lau, and Anthony K. Woo. "China Vanke: Battle for Control (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 318-118, March 2018.
- February 1989
- Case
Reorder Point Based Inventory Control Systems
Hammond, Janice H. "Reorder Point Based Inventory Control Systems." Harvard Business School Case 689-026, February 1989.
- August 2002
- Article
Consumer Control and Empowerment: A Primer
By: Luc Wathieu, Lyle Brenner, Ziv Carmon, Amitava Chattopadhyay, Aimee Drolet, John T. Gourville, A.V. Muthukrishnan, Nathan Novemsky, Rebecca Ratner, Klaus Wertenbroch and George Wu
Wathieu, Luc, Lyle Brenner, Ziv Carmon, Amitava Chattopadhyay, Aimee Drolet, John T. Gourville, A.V. Muthukrishnan, Nathan Novemsky, Rebecca Ratner, Klaus Wertenbroch, and George Wu. "Consumer Control and Empowerment: A Primer." Marketing Letters 13, no. 3 (August 2002): 297–305.