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  • 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.
  • June 2017 (Revised October 2017)
  • Case

Organizing for Performance: Four Vignettes

By: Robert Simons
This case provides four examples of organizations with very different business strategies: Walmart, Starbucks, Harvard Business School, and Google. To support their varying strategies, each of these organizations requires a specific configuration to provide the most... View Details
Keywords: Strategy And Execution; Management Control Systems; Organization; Span Of Control; Job Design; Resource Allocation; Organizational Design; Competitive Strategy; Value Creation
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Simons, Robert. "Organizing for Performance: Four Vignettes." Harvard Business School Case 117-062, June 2017. (Revised October 2017.)
  • May 2017
  • Supplement

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.
  • June 2020
  • Case

Recovering Trust After Corporate Misconduct at Wells Fargo

By: Suraj Srinivasan and Jonah S. Goldberg
The case describes widespread misconduct at Wells Fargo Community Bank in the period leading up to 2017 and the company’s subsequent attempts to improve internal controls, company culture, and corporate governance. The case examines the potential causes of large scale... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Misconduct; Internal Controls; Banks and Banking; Crime and Corruption; Corporate Governance; Organizational Culture; Governance Compliance; Management Systems; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Performance Improvement; Governing and Advisory Boards
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Srinivasan, Suraj, and Jonah S. Goldberg. "Recovering Trust After Corporate Misconduct at Wells Fargo." Harvard Business School Case 120-128, June 2020.
  • 24 Jun 2013
  • Working Paper Summaries

The Entrepreneurial Gap: How Managers Adjust Span of Accountability and Span of Control to Implement Business Strategy

Keywords: by Robert L. Simons
  • September 1991 (Revised January 2017)
  • Teaching Note

Nordstrom: Dissension in the Ranks? (A) and (B)

By: Robert Simons
Teaching Note for Nordstrom: Dissension in the Ranks, Case A (191-002) and Case B (192-027) View Details
Keywords: Strategy And Execution; Control Systems; Performance Goals; Incentives; Span Of Control; Span Of Accountability; Problems and Challenges; Retail Industry
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Simons, Robert. "Nordstrom: Dissension in the Ranks? (A) and (B)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 192-026, September 1991. (Revised January 2017.)
  • November 2016 (Revised April 2018)
  • Case

Darby's Investment in Sirma: Professionalizing an Entrepreneurial Firm

By: Suraj Srinivasan and Eren Kuzucu
In March 2010, Burak Dalgın (HBS MBA 2004) led private equity firm Darby's investment in Sırma, a local Turkish water and beverage company. Sırma was owned and managed by members of two Turkish business families. The existing management, while being highly... View Details
Keywords: Control Systems; Variance Analysis; Emerging Markets; Debt; Family Ownership; Turkey; Valuation; Business or Company Management; Private Equity; Financial Reporting; Investment; Budgets and Budgeting; Food and Beverage Industry; Turkey
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Srinivasan, Suraj, and Eren Kuzucu. "Darby's Investment in Sirma: Professionalizing an Entrepreneurial Firm." Harvard Business School Case 117-033, November 2016. (Revised April 2018.)
  • August 2016 (Revised December 2016)
  • Module Note

Strategy Execution Module 2: Building a Successful Strategy

By: Robert Simons
This module reading describes the basics of building a successful strategy. Topics in this module include a discussion of the distinction between corporate and business strategy; how to conduct a SWOT analysis of market dynamics and internal capabilities; the use of... View Details
Keywords: Management Control Systems; Implementing Strategy; Strategy Execution; Business Strategy; Five Forces; Distinctive Capabilities; Emergent Strategy; Mission Statements; Strategy; SWOT Analysis; Competitive Advantage
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Simons, Robert. "Strategy Execution Module 2: Building a Successful Strategy." Harvard Business School Module Note 117-102, August 2016. (Revised December 2016.)
  • July 2012
  • Case

New Century Financial Corporation (Abridged)

By: Krishna G. Palepu, Suraj Srinivasan and Ian Cornell
After years of rapid growth and stock price appreciation, New Century Financial Corporation, one of the largest subprime loan originators in the U.S., reported accounting problems in early 2007. The resulting liquidity crisis forced the company to file for Chapter 11... View Details
Keywords: Audit Committees; Financial Management; Control Systems; Securities; Loan Evaluation; Accounting; Value; Financial Services Industry; United States
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Palepu, Krishna G., Suraj Srinivasan, and Ian Cornell. "New Century Financial Corporation (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 113-002, July 2012.
  • July 2012 (Revised February 2017)
  • Teaching Note

Dovernet

By: Robert Simons and Natalie Kindred
This is the teaching note for Dovernet (HBS No. 112-061) View Details
Keywords: Execution; Management Control Systems; Performance Measurement; Performance Goals; Incentives; Strategy
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Simons, Robert, and Natalie Kindred. "Dovernet." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 113-011, July 2012. (Revised February 2017.)
  • 05 May 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Greed, Fear, and The System Hinder Corporate Reform

shareholders have lost an "enormous" amount of wealth? Designing regulatory systems is very tricky and could result in the "unintended consequences" of slippery CEO pay efforts, he observed. "I think society pays... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 20 Apr 2021
  • Working Paper Summaries

The Emergence of Mafia-like Business Systems in China

Keywords: by Meg Rithmire and Hao Chen
  • November 2016 (Revised March 2018)
  • Module Note

Strategy Execution Module 9: Building a Balanced Scorecard

By: Robert Simons
This module reading explains how to construct a strategy map and build a balanced scorecard. Using an internal value chain model, the module illustrates how a balanced scorecard can support and enable customer management, innovation, operations, and post-sale service... View Details
Keywords: Management Control Systems; Implementing Strategy; Execution; Performance Measurement; Strategy Map; Business Goals; Customer Measures; Strategy; Balanced Scorecard; Business Model
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Simons, Robert. "Strategy Execution Module 9: Building a Balanced Scorecard." Harvard Business School Module Note 117-109, November 2016. (Revised March 2018.)
  • 2010
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The Squam Lake Report: Fixing the Financial System

By: as part of the Squam Lake Working Group Scharfstein, David S.
In the fall of 2008, fifteen of the world's leading economists-representing the broadest spectrum of economic opinion-gathered at New Hampshire's Squam Lake. Their goal: the mapping of a long-term plan for financial regulation reform. The Squam Lake... View Details
Keywords: Financial Crisis; Financial Markets; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Business and Government Relations
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Scharfstein, David S., as part of the Squam Lake Working Group. The Squam Lake Report: Fixing the Financial System. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2010.
  • 2024
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Corporate Culture Homogeneity and Top Executive Incentive Design: Evidence from CEO Compensation Contracts

By: Dennis Campbell, Ruidi Shang and Zhifang Zhang
We examine how corporate cultures characterized by high degrees of homogeneity in the underlying values and beliefs of organizational members are related to the design of CEO incentive compensation contracts. We argue that culture homogeneity within firms lowers... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Culture; Compensation Design; Accounting; Management Control; Incentive Systems; Organizational Culture; Job Design and Levels; Governance; Executive Compensation; Motivation and Incentives
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Campbell, Dennis, Ruidi Shang, and Zhifang Zhang. "Corporate Culture Homogeneity and Top Executive Incentive Design: Evidence from CEO Compensation Contracts." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 24-054, February 2024.
  • June 1998 (Revised March 2017)
  • Teaching Note

Chemalite, Inc. (B): Cash Flow Analysis

By: Robert Simons and Antonio Davila
Teaching Note for (9-195-130). View Details
Keywords: Execution; Management Control Systems; Cash Flow Analysis; Profit Planning; Strategy
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Simons, Robert, and Antonio Davila. "Chemalite, Inc. (B): Cash Flow Analysis." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 198-120, June 1998. (Revised March 2017.)
  • March 2000 (Revised April 2017)
  • Teaching Note

The Cross Country Group: A Piece of the Rock (A) and (B)

By: Robert Simons and Indra A. Reinbergs
Teaching Note for (9-199-044) and (9-100-044). View Details
Keywords: Management Control Systems; Strategy And Execution; Compensation; Performance Measures
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Simons, Robert, and Indra A. Reinbergs. "The Cross Country Group: A Piece of the Rock (A) and (B)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 100-006, March 2000. (Revised April 2017.)
  • October 2002 (Revised March 2017)
  • Teaching Note

DIENA

By: Robert Simons and Indra Reinbergs
Teaching Note for (102-001) View Details
Keywords: Strategy; Execution; Management Control Systems; Organization Design; Implementing Strategy; Pulp and Paper Industry; Publishing Industry; Latvia
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Simons, Robert, and Indra Reinbergs. "DIENA." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 103-006, October 2002. (Revised March 2017.)
  • January 2013 (Revised March 2017)
  • Teaching Note

Luotang Power: Variances Explained (Brief Case)

By: Robert Simons and Craig Chapman
The primary objective is to explore the concepts of variance analysis in performance from one year to the next and the predictability of contracting counterparts to extract value from contract positions where they can. The general manager of a coal-fired power plant... View Details
Keywords: Variance Analysis; Strategy And Execution; Profitability Analysis; Management Control Systems; Contracts; Valuation; Energy Generation; Accounting; Performance Evaluation; China
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Simons, Robert, and Craig Chapman. "Luotang Power: Variances Explained (Brief Case)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 913-534, January 2013. (Revised March 2017.)
  • December 1997 (Revised May 2017)
  • Teaching Note

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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