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- 28 Sep 2016
- News
Can Washington control high-tech lending?
- February 1987 (Revised August 1988)
- Case
Gillette Personal Care Division: Marketing Planning and Control
Bill Ryan, president of the Gillette Co.'s Personal Care Division, is considering changing the division's planning and control system for marketing. White Rain, the division's most recent success, had been launched by taking shortcuts through the system, while other... View Details
Bonoma, Thomas V. "Gillette Personal Care Division: Marketing Planning and Control." Harvard Business School Case 587-099, February 1987. (Revised August 1988.)
- Article
The Control of Technology Alliances: An Empirical Analysis of the Biotechnology Industry
By: Josh Lerner and Robert P. Merges
Lerner, Josh, and Robert P. Merges. "The Control of Technology Alliances: An Empirical Analysis of the Biotechnology Industry." Journal of Industrial Economics 46, no. 2 (June 1998): 125–156. (Special Symposium "Inside the Pin Factory": Empirical Studies Augmented by Manager Interviews.)
- 18 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Who Controls Water?
Although much of the globe is awash in it, the allocation of water for human consumption is anything but easy. As the planet's population grows, urbanizes, and is subjected to climate change, many experts... View Details
- 2023
- Working Paper
State Employment as a Strategy of Autocratic Control in China
By: Jaya Y. Wen
This paper presents evidence that autocrats use state-owned firms to strategically pacify social unrest via employment provision, a role that may contribute to their favorable treatment and persistence across settings. I use variation in a regional conflict between... View Details
Wen, Jaya Y. "State Employment as a Strategy of Autocratic Control in China." Working Paper, January 2023.
- Other Article
A Discussion of Internal Control Weaknesses and Client Risk Management
By: Aiyesha Dey
Dey, Aiyesha. "A Discussion of Internal Control Weaknesses and Client Risk Management." Journal of Accounting, Auditing & Finance 24, no. 4 (October 2009): 581–587.
- 1994
- Chapter
The Virtual Organization: Bureaucracy, Technology, and the Implosion of Control
By: N. Nohria and J. D. Berkley
Keywords: Organizational Design; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Information Technology; Power and Influence
Nohria, N., and J. D. Berkley. "The Virtual Organization: Bureaucracy, Technology, and the Implosion of Control." In The Post-Bureaucratic Organization: New Perspectives on Organizational Change, edited by Anne Donnellon and Charles C Heckscher. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 1994.
- December 1982 (Revised June 1985)
- Background Note
Note on Management Control Systems, Part V: Measurement of Performance
Dearden, John. "Note on Management Control Systems, Part V: Measurement of Performance." Harvard Business School Background Note 183-130, December 1982. (Revised June 1985.)
- June 1989 (Revised September 1992)
- Case
Dominion Motors & Controls Ltd.
The leading manufacturer of motors in Canada is threatened by a loss of market share in oilfield pumping motors because a major customer, having tested several competing motor brands, finds a competitor's motor to be superior. A central issue is whether to make a... View Details
Corey, E. R. "Dominion Motors & Controls Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 589-115, June 1989. (Revised September 1992.)
- 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
- 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
- 19 Apr 2012
- Conference Presentation
Risk Management, Accounting and the Aftermath of a Control Debacle
By: Anette Mikes
- 30 Nov 2020
- News
Community Health Workers on the Front Lines of Disease Control
- December 1988
- Case
Monsanto Co.: Control of R&D at the Animal Sciences Division
Merchant, Kenneth A. "Monsanto Co.: Control of R&D at the Animal Sciences Division." Harvard Business School Case 189-091, December 1988.
- January 1995
- Case
Controlling International Oil (B): The Rise and Fall of OPEC
By: Debora L. Spar and Richard H.K. Vietor
Spar, Debora L., and Richard H.K. Vietor. "Controlling International Oil (B): The Rise and Fall of OPEC." Harvard Business School Case 795-066, January 1995.
- 12 Aug 2020
- Video
Community Health Workers on the Front Lines of Disease Control
- September–October 2017
- Article
The Surprising Power of Online Experiments: Getting the Most Out of A/B and Other Controlled Tests
By: Ron Kohavi and Stefan Thomke
In the fast-moving digital world, even experts have a hard time assessing new ideas. Case in point: At Bing, a small headline change an employee proposed was deemed a low priority and shelved for months until one engineer decided to do a quick online controlled... View Details
Kohavi, Ron, and Stefan Thomke. "The Surprising Power of Online Experiments: Getting the Most Out of A/B and Other Controlled Tests." Harvard Business Review 95, no. 5 (September–October 2017): 74–82.
- 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.)
- March 1982
- Article
The Effect of Discretionary Price Control Decisions on Equity Values
By: R. S. Ruback
Ruback, R. S. "The Effect of Discretionary Price Control Decisions on Equity Values." Journal of Financial Economics 10, no. 1 (March 1982): 83–105.