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Getting Clear on Corporate Culture: Conceptualisation, Measurement and Operationalisation

By: Nien-he Hsieh, Benjamin Lange, David Rodin and Mira L. A. Wolf-Bauwens
This article provides a review of existing literature on corporate culture, drawing on work from the disciplines of business ethics, management studies, psychology, anthropology, and economics, as well as interviews with business leaders. It surveys different... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Culture; Culture Change; Business Ethics; Corporate Purpose; Corporate Culture Significance; Culture Measurements; Organizational Culture; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Ethics; Mission and Purpose; Measurement and Metrics
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Hsieh, Nien-he, Benjamin Lange, David Rodin, and Mira L. A. Wolf-Bauwens. "Getting Clear on Corporate Culture: Conceptualisation, Measurement and Operationalisation." Journal of the British Academy 6, no. s1 (2018): 155–184. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.5871/jba/006s1.155.)
  • October 8, 2012
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Henkel's Culture Shift

By: Robert Simons
This case descriibes a CEO-led organizational transformation driven by stretch goals, performance measurement, and accountability. When Kasper Rorsted became CEO of Henkel, a Germany-based producer of personal care, laundry, and adhesives products, in 2008, he was... View Details
Keywords: Strategy Execution; Culture; New CEO; Change; Performance Measures; Accountability; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Corporate Accountability; Leading Change; Competitive Strategy; Organizational Culture; Performance Evaluation; Consumer Products Industry; Germany
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Corporate Culture and Analyst Catering

By: Joseph Pacelli
This study examines the relation between financial institutions’ corporate culture and the quality of analysts’ research services. Using data collected from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, I measure the weakness of financial institutions’ corporate culture... View Details
Keywords: Analysts; Corporate Culture; Global Settlement; Financial Institutions; Organizational Culture; Conflict of Interests; Performance; Quality
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Pacelli, Joseph. "Corporate Culture and Analyst Catering." Journal of Accounting & Economics 67, no. 1 (February 2019): 120–143.
  • September 2022
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Tone at the Bottom: Measuring Corporate Misconduct Risk from the Text of Employee Reviews

By: Dennis W. Campbell and Ruidi Shang
This paper examines whether information extracted via text-based statistical methods applied to employee reviews left on the website Glassdoor.com can be used to develop indicators of corporate misconduct risk. We argue that inside information on the incidence of... View Details
Keywords: Management Accounting; Management Control; Corporate Culture; Corporate Misconduct; Risk Measurement; Organizational Culture; Crime and Corruption; Risk and Uncertainty; Measurement and Metrics
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Campbell, Dennis W., and Ruidi Shang. "Tone at the Bottom: Measuring Corporate Misconduct Risk from the Text of Employee Reviews." Management Science 68, no. 9 (September 2022): 7034–7053.
  • 2017
  • Gender Conformity & Nonconformity

Organizational Culture as Masculinity Contest: Developing and Validating a Climate Measure

  • 25 Jun 2012
  • Research & Ideas

Collaborating Across Cultures

of survey and experimental research to focus on a key measure psychologists have dubbed "cultural metacognition." The term refers to a person's reflective thinking about his or her cultural assumptions. It... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • February 2012
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Henkel: Building a Winning Culture

By: Robert Simons and Natalie Kindred
This case illustrates a CEO-led organizational transformation driven by stretch goals, performance measurement, and accountability. When Kasper Rorsted became CEO of Henkel, a Germany-based producer of personal care, laundry, and adhesives products, in 2008, he was... View Details
Keywords: Performance Measurement; Performance Appraisals; Human Resource Management; Values; Organizational Transformations; Pay For Performance; Strategy Execution; Values and Beliefs; Work-Life Balance; Organizational Culture; Human Resources; Performance Evaluation; Compensation and Benefits
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Simons, Robert, and Natalie Kindred. "Henkel: Building a Winning Culture." Harvard Business School Case 112-060, February 2012.
  • 25 Jun 2012
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Collaborating Across Cultures

  • October 2011
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Raleigh & Rosse: Measures to Motivate Exceptional Service

By: Robert Simons and Michael Mahoney
In January 2010, U.S. luxury goods retailer Raleigh & Rosse is being sued by its employees for encouraging "off the clock" hours. At the center of the class action lawsuit is the famous Raleigh & Rosse performance measurement system previously thought to be the core of... View Details
Keywords: Control Systems; Performance Measurement; Goal Setting; Compensation; Incentives; Motivation; Sales Compensation; Motivation and Incentives; Goals and Objectives; Growth Management; Lawsuits and Litigation; Organizational Culture; Management Systems; Customer Focus and Relationships; Employees; Performance Evaluation; Compensation and Benefits; Retail Industry; United States
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Simons, Robert, and Michael Mahoney. "Raleigh & Rosse: Measures to Motivate Exceptional Service." Harvard Business School Brief Case 114-353, October 2011.
  • June 2015
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Henkel: Building a Winning Culture (B)

By: Robert Simons and Natalie Kindred
This case, an update on "Henkel: Building a Winning Culture (A)," describes Henkel's strong performance against its tough 2012 objectives, as well as the new objectives CEO Kasper Rorsted set for 2016. View Details
Keywords: Kasper Rorsted; Rorsted; Henkel; Germany; Personal Care; Consumer Products; Culture; Performance Management; Performance Metrics; Stretch Goals; Strategy; Measurement and Metrics; Performance; Management; Consumer Products Industry; Germany
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Simons, Robert, and Natalie Kindred. "Henkel: Building a Winning Culture (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 115-040, June 2015.
  • 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.
  • 28 Sep 2011
  • Research & Ideas

The Profit Power of Corporate Culture

between organizations can be attributed to effective cultures. Why is this true-how does culture affect the bottom line? A: The point is that organization culture is not a soft concept. Its impact on profit... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • September – October 2011
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Manage the Culture Cycle

By: James L. Heskett
Organizational culture—the shared assumptions, values, and behaviors that determine "how we do things around here"—can be measured and shaped. In organizations with large numbers of customer-facing employees, it can account for up to half of the difference in operating... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Culture; Value; Behavior; Retention; Customer Focus and Relationships; Change Management; Learning; Innovation and Invention; Labor
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Heskett, James L. "Manage the Culture Cycle." World Financial Review (September – October 2011): 2–7.

    Building A Culture of Health

    This ambitious volume sets out to understand how every company impacts public health and introduces a robust model, rooted in organizational and scientific knowledge, for companies committed to making positive contributions to health and wellness. Focusing on four... View Details

    • 14 May 2018
    • Research & Ideas

    Amazon vs. Whole Foods: When Cultures Collide

    bad guy" Harvard Business School professors Dennis Campbell and Tatiana Sandino took notice, suspecting a clash of corporate cultures was at work. Their forthcoming case study discusses the limits of trying to force one View Details
    Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Food & Beverage
    • October 2011 (Revised April 2017)
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    Raleigh & Rosse: Measures to Motivate Exceptional Service (Brief Case)

    By: Robert L. Simons and Michael Mahoney
    Teaching Note for 4353. View Details
    Keywords: Control Systems; Performance Measurement; Goal Setting; Compensation; Incentives; Motivation; Sales Compensation; Strategy And Execution; Motivation and Incentives; Goals and Objectives; Salesforce Management; Organizational Culture; Accounting; Performance Evaluation; Compensation and Benefits
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    Simons, Robert L., and Michael Mahoney. "Raleigh & Rosse: Measures to Motivate Exceptional Service (Brief Case)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 114-355, October 2011. (Revised April 2017.)
    • 14 Dec 2011
    • Research & Ideas

    The New Measures for Improving Nonprofit Performance

    couple of your comments, Mario, that I believe are critical to emphasize. Going back to your point about the differences and similarities of performance measurement in the for-profit and nonprofit sectors, there are three things that... View Details
    Keywords: by Julia Hanna
    • October 2013 (Revised October 2013)
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    Henkel's CEO Kasper Rorsted: On Building a Winning Culture

    By: Robert L. Simons
    Keywords: Performance Measurement; Performance Appraisals; Human Resource Management; Work/life Balance; Strategy Execution; Values; Organizational Transformations; Pay For Performance; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Values and Beliefs; Work-Life Balance; Organizational Culture; Performance Evaluation; Compensation and Benefits
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    Simons, Robert L. "Henkel's CEO Kasper Rorsted: On Building a Winning Culture." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 114-703, October 2013. (Revised October 2013.)
    • 2023
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    Culture as a Signal: Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment

    By: Wei Cai, Dennis Campbell and Jiehang Yu
    The importance of culture as an informal management control system is increasingly acknowledged in academia. While prior research mainly focuses on the value of culture on internal stakeholders (e.g., employees), we examine whether culture serves as a credible signal... View Details
    Keywords: Organizational Culture; Groups and Teams; Customer Focus and Relationships
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    Cai, Wei, Dennis Campbell, and Jiehang Yu. "Culture as a Signal: Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment." SSRN Working Paper Series, No. 4447603, May 2023.
    • May 18, 2020
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    Create a Culture of Generosity and Communication in Your Family Business

    By: Christina R. Wing and Rohit K. Gera
    The phrase “family business” is made up of two very different words: “family,” which calls to mind warm, fuzzy feelings around love, joy, and support, and “business,” which is measured in money, profits, impact, and assets. We put the two words together, and often, use... View Details
    Keywords: Family Business; Organizational Culture; Communication
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    Wing, Christina R., and Rohit K. Gera. "Create a Culture of Generosity and Communication in Your Family Business." Harvard Business Review (website) (May 18, 2020).
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