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Dovernet, Teaching Note
Simons, Robert L.; Kindred, NatalieTeaching Note HBS-113011-EAccounting and ControlTeaching Note for 112061.Starting at €0.00
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Atlanta Schools: Measures to Improve Performance, Teaching Note
Simons, Robert L.; Kindred, NatalieTeaching Note HBS-114062-EAccounting and ControlTeaching note for case 114001.Starting at €0.00
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Henkel: Building a Winning Culture, Teaching Note
Simons, Robert L.; Kindred, NatalieTeaching Note HBS-112087-EAccounting and ControlTeaching Note for 112060.Starting at €0.00
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Pfizer: Letter from the Chairman (A)
Simons, Robert L.; Kindred, NatalieCase HBS-110003-EAccounting and ControlThis case explores maximizing shareholder value as a goal in executive decision making. Over a period of nine years, three different Pfizer CEOs make critical decisions intended to increase shareholder value. But the results are disappointing. To allow students to examine these decisions, the case provides excerpts from four Chairman's letters to shareholders from Pfizer's annual reports, followed by a description of the circumstances behind each...Starting at €8.20
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Henkel: Building a Winning Culture
Simons, Robert L.; Kindred, NatalieCase HBS-112060-EAccounting and ControlThis 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 20Starting at €8.20
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Dovernet
Simons, Robert L.; Kindred, NatalieCase HBS-112061-EAccounting and ControlThis case illustrates the implications of using stringent performance measurement systems to create performance pressure, motivate employee achievement, and sharpen a firm's competitiveness. It opens by describing the downsides of the ruthlessly competitiStarting at €8.20
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Atlanta Schools: Measures to Improve Performance
Simons, Robert L.; Kindred, NatalieCase HBS-114001-EAccounting and ControlThe widespread cheating scandal that rocked the Atlanta public school system in 2010 and 2011 illustrates how high-stakes performance pressure, without sufficient risk controls, can drive dangerous behavior. After becoming superintendent of the low-incomeStarting at €8.20