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Industrial Grinders N.V.
Barrett, M. Edgar; Weerasinghe, Rohan S.Case HBS-175246-EAccounting and ControlFocuses on a relevant cost decision. Which costs are relevant for the decision? How should they be taken into account?Starting at €8.20
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Kentucky Fried Chicken (Japan) Ltd. (Spanish version)
Bartlett, Christopher A.; Rangan, U. SrinivasaCase HBS-318S12StrategyDescribes the internationalization of the Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) fast food chain, focusing on KFC's entry into Japan. An entrepreneurial country general manager, Lou Weston, battles numerous problems to establish the business and is eventually highly successful. In doing so, Weston ignores or circumvents policies and control from KFC's headquarters and becomes very upset when more sophisticated planning, coordination, and control systems be...Starting at €8.20
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Planning and Control System (Spanish version)
Simons, Robert L.Case HBS-109S05Accounting and ControlDetailed description of the planning and control systems in use at Johnson & Johnson. Focuses on the actions of managers in one subsidiary in revising budget targets. Illustrates intensive strategic planning and financial planning process in a large, decentralized company. Includes interviews with the president and senior executives concerning benefits of the system. Raises issue of the role of formal control systems in decentralized organization...Starting at €8.20
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Automation Consulting Services
Simons, Robert L.; Weston, Hilary A.Case HBS-190053-EAccounting and ControlIllustrates the management control challenges that are associated with rapid growth and geographic expansion. Situated at an offsite Executive Committee Retreat. The three founding partners of a specialized consulting firm are grappling with several diffiStarting at €8.20
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Automation Consulting Services (Spanish version)
Simons, Robert L.; Weston, Hilary A.Case HBS-102S12Accounting and Control1) the tension between local office autonomy, entrepreneurship, and the need for a unified firm strategy; 2) the increasing need for standardized ways to monitor rising costs, capacity utilization, and new business development; 3) redefining the role of the Executive Committee and the role of formal systems as the partnership continues to grow.Starting at €8.20
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Project Management Control Systems (Spanish version)
Simons, Robert L.; Weston, Hilary A.Case HBS-102S01Accounting and ControlAfter providing a brief overview of Turner Construction Co.'s structure and project work, the case gives a detailed description of its project management control system, the IOR system. In addition to explaining the mechanics of the IOR system, the case identifies the uses and benefits of the system from the perspectives of different level managers. Finally, the role of the IOR system as a decision support tool is illustrated through a specific d...Starting at €8.20
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Mary Kay Cosmetics, Inc.: Sales Force Incentives (A)
Simons, Robert L.; Weston, Hilary A.Case HBS-190103-EAccounting and ControlDescribes the incentive system by which Mary Kay Cosmetics motivates the sales force of 200,000 independent agents who comprise the firm's only distribution channel. Illustrates the powerful effect on sales-force behavior that results when creative typesStarting at €8.20
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Allen-Bradley's ICCG: Repositioning for the 1990s (Spanish version)
Nohria, Nitin; Berkley, James D.Case HBS-420S04Leadership and People ManagementAllen-Bradley's Industrial Computer and Communication Group (ICCG) underwent a period of rapid transformation in the 1980s, instituting a wide array of innovations from product development to information systems. In 1990 the Ohio-based group announced a major reorganization of its business and began carrying out a sweeping program of cultural change. The case requires students to develop an overall perspective on the process of organizational cha...Starting at €8.20
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Westchester Distributing, Inc. (A) (Spanish version)
Simons, Robert L.; Boxwell, Robert J., Jr.Case HBS-105S15Accounting and Controlif he fires the individuals involved, he risks a total business shut-down. Closes with the question of how to improve internal controls to avoid this type of occurrence in the future.Starting at €8.20
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Appex Corp. (Spanish version)
Nohria, Nitin; Gladstone, JulieCase HBS-408S29Leadership and People Management1990 Business Week named Appex Corp. the fastest growing high-technology company in the United States. Appex provided management information systems and intercarrier network services to cellular telephone companies. During its rapid growth, the company went through several structural changes. At first, there was essentially no structure and no control systems. The atmosphere at Appex eventually became chaotic. As the new CEO, Shikhar Ghosh realiz...Starting at €8.20