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Strategy Execution Module 11: Using Diagnostic and Interactive Control Systems
Simons, Robert L.Case HBS-117111-EStrategyThis module reading introduces diagnostic and interactive control systems. Diagnostic control systems are the management-by-exception systems that managers use to monitor the achievement of their business strategy. Interactive control systems are the systems that top managers use to focus the organization on strategic uncertainties. Diagnostic control systems and interactive control systems work together to ensure the implementation of today's st...Starting at €8.20
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Strategy Execution Module 4: Organizing for Performance
Simons, Robert L.Case HBS-117104-EStrategyThis module reading explores the implications of different business models on organization design. After discussing the distinction between units focused on work processes and those devoted to markets, the analysis provides insight as to when to organize businesses by function, geography, products, customers, or expert knowledge. The analysis highlights the difference between operating core units designed for efficiency and market-facing units de...Starting at €8.20
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Strategy Execution Module 7: Designing Asset Allocation Systems
Simons, Robert L.Case HBS-117107-EStrategyThis module reading provides tools and analyses for acquiring and allocating resources. The module begins by reviewing the importance of setting strategic boundaries as a basis for asset acquisitions. Next, a distinction is made between new assets acquired to meet regulatory requirements, those acquired to enhance operational efficiency and/or increase revenue, and assets acquired to enhance competitive effectiveness. Different techniques are req...Starting at €8.20
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Strategy Execution Module 10: Using the Job Design Optimization Tool to Build Effective Organizations
Simons, Robert L.Case HBS-117110-EStrategyThis module reading provides the theory and directions for using the online Job Design Optimization Tool (JDOT) which is available free of charge at hbsp.harvard.edu/jdot. This tool can be used to design, or test the design, of any job in any organization. The module introduces four concepts: span of control, span of accountability, span of influence, and span of support and explains how these variable affect job design. JDOT includes four sequen...Starting at €8.20
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Strategy Execution Module 15: Using the Levers of Control to Implement Strategy
Simons, Robert L.Case HBS-117115-EStrategyThis module reading pulls together key concepts and techniques from the Strategy Execution series into an integrated model - the levers of control. The four levers are: (1) belief systems, (2) boundary systems, (3) diagnostic control systems, and (4) interactive control systems. The module discusses how top managers use the levers of control to inspire commitment to the organization's purpose; stake out the territory for experimentation and compe...Starting at €8.20
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The Strategy Execution Series, Teaching Note
Simons, Robert L.; Packard, JenniferTeaching Note HBS-117116-EStrategyThis is the teaching note for the fifteen module Strategy Execution series. New management tools and techniques are needed to implement strategy in the 21st century. Rapid innovation, entrepreneurial competitors, and increasingly demanding customers have radically altered competitive dynamics. While many experts have explored strategy design, little has been written on the execution of strategy. These modules do just that, using concepts and tech...Starting at €0.00
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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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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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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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Merck: Managing Vioxx (A)
Simons, Robert L.; Rosenberg, Kathryn; Kindred, NatalieCase HBS-109080-EKnowledge and CommunicationThis two-class case series allows students to stand in the shoes of CEO Ray Gilmartin during the unfolding stages of a reputational crisis. Merck's mission statement claims to "put patients first," but the company is widely criticized for putting profit bStarting at €8.20