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- 20 Jan 2012
- News
LRQA talks to world’s leading management systems expert
- 2003
- Article
Developing a Management Systems Approach to Sustainability at BMW Group
By: Michael W. Toffel, Natalie Hill and Kellie McElhaney
This article describes how Designworks/USA, a subsidiary of BMW Group, developed a Sustainability Management System (SMS) by integrating the management of environmental, social, and traditional business issues. After several months of deploying the SMS throughout its... View Details
Toffel, Michael W., Natalie Hill, and Kellie McElhaney. "Developing a Management Systems Approach to Sustainability at BMW Group." Corporate Environmental Strategy 10, no. 2 (2003).
- August 1995
- Background Note
Managing in an Information Age: IT Challenges and Opportunities
The co-evolution of technology, work, and the workforce over the past 30 years has dramatically influenced our concept of organizations and the industries within which they compete. No longer simply a tool to support "back-office" transactions, IT has become a... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Information Management; Restructuring; Technological Innovation; Corporate Strategy; Organizational Design; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Information Technology Industry
Applegate, Lynda M. "Managing in an Information Age: IT Challenges and Opportunities." Harvard Business School Background Note 196-004, August 1995.
- August 2017
- Supplement
CareMore Health System (B)
By: Robert S. Huckman and Brian W. Powers
This supplement to “CareMore Health System (A)” discusses the company's early experience introducing its managed Medicaid model in the Des Moines, Iowa, market. It also provides an update on the Memphis program discussed in the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Health Care Delivery; Health Insurance; Medicare; Medicaid; Managed Care; Extensivist; Social Determinants Of Health; Health Care and Treatment; Insurance; Business Model; Growth and Development Strategy; Health Industry; United States
Huckman, Robert S., and Brian W. Powers. "CareMore Health System (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 618-009, August 2017.
- April 2015
- Case
Carolinas HealthCare System: Consumer Analytics
By: John A. Quelch and Margaret L. Rodriguez
In 2014, Dr. Michael Dulin, chief clinical officer for analytics and outcomes research and head of the Dickson Advanced Analytics (DA2) group at Carolinas HealthCare System (CHS), successfully unified all analytics talent and resources into one group over a three year... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Segmentation; Big Data; Management Information Systems; Hospital Management; Health Care and Treatment; Marketing; Segmentation; Analytics and Data Science; Information Management; Information Technology; Health; Health Industry; United States
Quelch, John A., and Margaret L. Rodriguez. "Carolinas HealthCare System: Consumer Analytics." Harvard Business School Case 515-060, April 2015.
- 1973
- Book
Curriculum Recommendations for Graduate Professional Programs in Information Systems
By: F. W. McFarlan, R. L. Nolan and D. P. Norton
- 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
- May 2017
- Article
Experimental Evidence of Pooling Outcomes Under Information Asymmetry
By: William Schmidt and Ryan W. Buell
Operational decisions under information asymmetry can signal a firm's prospects to less-informed parties, such as investors, customers, competitors, and regulators. Consequently, managers in these settings often face a tradeoff between making an optimal decision and... View Details
Keywords: Behavioral Decision Research; Information Asymmetry; Signaling; Decision Choices and Conditions; Alignment
Schmidt, William, and Ryan W. Buell. "Experimental Evidence of Pooling Outcomes Under Information Asymmetry." Management Science 63, no. 5 (May 2017): 1586–1605.
- July 2003 (Revised June 2004)
- Case
Managing Business Risk of Information Technology
By: Richard L. Nolan and Robert D. Austin
Sets up a situation in which participants must create presentations that assess the IT risk of a large company. View Details
Nolan, Richard L., and Robert D. Austin. "Managing Business Risk of Information Technology." Harvard Business School Case 604-004, July 2003. (Revised June 2004.)
- August 2016 (Revised June 2017)
- Case
Oversight Systems
By: Frank V. Cespedes and Amram Migdal
The case, set in May 2016, discusses sales strategy and managing sales and service at Oversight Systems, an Atlanta, Georgia–based software firm that developed analytics for organizations to monitor their data for errors, fraud, and operational inefficiencies. Included... View Details
Keywords: Sales; Sales Strategy; Entrepreneurial Sales; Entrepreneurial Sales And Marketing; Software Sales; Marketing; Marketing Management; Pricing; Salesforce Management; Distribution Channels; Marketing Strategy; Technology Industry; North America; United States; Atlanta; Georgia (state, US)
Cespedes, Frank V., and Amram Migdal. "Oversight Systems." Harvard Business School Case 817-015, August 2016. (Revised June 2017.)
- August 2018
- Article
Virtual Issue on Empirical Management Accounting Research
By: Margaret Abernethy and Dennis Campbell
Abernethy, Margaret, and Dennis Campbell. "Virtual Issue on Empirical Management Accounting Research." Journal of Accounting Research (August 2018).
- August 2017
- Case
Data-driven Manufacturing: The Kutesmart System
By: Willy Shih and Nancy Hua Dai
The data-driven manufacturing system at this Chinese bespoke mens' suit manufacturer illustrates the use of information technology to support mass customization in a largely manual production environment. It contrasts sharply with some of the Industrie 4.0... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing; Garment Manufacturing; Mass Customization; Data-driven Management; Data-driven Manufacturing; Operations; Production; Product; Customization and Personalization; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Manufacturing Industry; China
Shih, Willy, and Nancy Hua Dai. "Data-driven Manufacturing: The Kutesmart System." Harvard Business School Case 618-005, August 2017.
- Article
Value of New Performance Information in Healthcare: Evidence from Japan
By: Susanna Gallani, Takehisa Kajiwara and Ranjani Krishnan
Mandatory measurement and disclosure of outcome measures are commonly used policy tools in
healthcare. The effectiveness of such disclosures relies on the extent to which the new information produced by the mandatory system is internalized by the healthcare... View Details
Keywords: Value Of Information; Feedback; Patient Satisfaction; Healthcare; Health Care and Treatment; Satisfaction; Information; Measurement and Metrics; Performance Improvement
Gallani, Susanna, Takehisa Kajiwara, and Ranjani Krishnan. "Value of New Performance Information in Healthcare: Evidence from Japan." International Journal of Health Economics and Management 20, no. 4 (December 2020): 319–357.
- 1992
- Article
Management Information and Accounting Information: What Do Managers Want?
By: W. J. Bruns Jr. and S. M. McKinnon
Bruns, W. J., Jr., and S. M. McKinnon. "Management Information and Accounting Information: What Do Managers Want?" Advances in Management Accounting 1 (1992): 55–80.
- September 1984
- Background Note
Informal Networks: Keys to Successful Management
By: J. Ronald Fox and Paul E. Morrison
Fox, J. Ronald, and Paul E. Morrison. "Informal Networks: Keys to Successful Management." Harvard Business School Background Note 385-153, September 1984.
- January–February 1994
- Article
Managing Innovation in the Information Age
Henderson, Rebecca M. "Managing Innovation in the Information Age." Harvard Business Review 72, no. 1 (January–February 1994): 100–106.
- August 2017
- Case
CareMore Health System
By: Robert S. Huckman and Brian W. Powers
CareMore Health System—a physician-founded care delivery system and health plan—had developed and refined an innovative care model for at-risk seniors enrolled in Medicare managed care (i.e., Medicare Advantage) plans. CareMore's President, Sachin Jain, and his... View Details
Keywords: Health Care Delivery; Health Insurance; Medicare; Medicaid; Managed Care; Extensivist; Social Determinants Of Health; Health Care and Treatment; Insurance; Business Model; Growth and Development Strategy; Decision Choices and Conditions; Health Industry; United States
Huckman, Robert S., and Brian W. Powers. "CareMore Health System." Harvard Business School Case 618-008, August 2017.
- January–February 1996
- Article
Using the Balanced Scorecard as a Strategic Management System
By: Robert S. Kaplan and David Norton
Kaplan, Robert S., and David Norton. "Using the Balanced Scorecard as a Strategic Management System." Harvard Business Review 74, no. 1 (January–February 1996): 75–85. (Reprint #96107.)