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Strategy Implementation and Strategic Control Systems - Informational control Behavioral control Culture, Rewards, and Boundaries Corporate Governance governance mechanisms Recent Issues re: Control and Governance A combination of: Pressures from the capital markets'suspension of disbelief'
Strategy Implementation and Strategic Control Systems - Informational control Behavioral control Culture, Rewards, and Boundaries Corporate Governance governance mechanisms Recent Issues re: Control and Governance A combination of: Pressures from the capital markets'suspension of disbelief'
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Strategy Implementation and Strategic Control Systems - Informational control Behavioral control Culture, Rewards, and Boundaries Corporate Governance governance mechanisms Recent Issues re: Control and Governance A combination of: Pressures from the capital markets'suspension of disbelief'
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Based on DL&E, Ch. 9 and other sources Prof. Carlos L. Rodriguez Outline Strategy implementation and Strategic Control Systems Informational Control Behavioral Control Culture, Rewards, and Boundaries Corporate Governance Governance Mechanisms Recent Issues re: Control and Governance A combination of: Pressures from the capital markets ‘suspension of disbelief’… Inadequate internal control systems Greedy, unmonitored, and unethical executives Passive, manipulated boards of directors Ineffective market mechanisms for corporate governance Strategy Implementation Three basic tools: An organizational structure to distribute tasks among employees and group together activities A set of control systems to keep managers informed An organizational culture to provide employees with sets of values to guide behavior Control Systems – Basic Approaches Traditional approach Sequential Formulation, Implementation, Measurement, Control (and feedback) Strategies, goals and objectives are usually not revised until the end of the measurement period (time lags) Appropriate when: Environment is stable Goals and performance are easily measured Control Systems – Basic Approaches Contemporary approach Continuous monitoring of internal and external environments, for the identification of trends Requires interactive relationship among strategy formulation, implementation, and control (organizational learning) Environmental scanning is key Assumes that environments are essentially dynamic Effective Control Systems Key Characteristics: Accurate Providing reliable information Timely Providing current information Flexible Capturing information in a way that allows managers to respond/act/decide Contemporary Approach Two types of control systems Informational Control Concerned with whether or not the organization is “doing the right things” Is there still a ‘fit’ between the firm’s strategy and the current competitive environment? Behavioral control Concerned with whether or not the organization is “doing things right” in the implementation of its strategy Behavioral Control Systems Impossibility of relying on rigid rules due to environmental dynamism Shorter employee tenure Less organizational loyalty
The importance of balancing culture,
rewards, and boundaries Organizational Culture System of values and beliefs that shapes People – Structure - Control systems ‘The way things are done here’ Examples of companies with great cultures By setting implicit boundaries, it can Establish (unwritten) standards of behavior Reduce monitoring costs Organizational Culture Effective cultures are Created Encouraged Maintained The role of leadership and socialization The importance of appropriate rewards and incentive systems To motivate and monitor behavior Rewards and Incentive Programs Clear and well accepted goals Rewards linked to performance But make sure you are really rewarding the desired performance (examples from ‘On the Folly…’) Accepted standards for performance measurement Prompt feedback Fair compensation system Adaptable general structure But also: Well-known boundaries and constraints… ‘On the Folly of Rewarding A, while Hoping for B’ (S. Kerr, AME 1995) Politicians and ‘pork’ ‘Going home’: WWII vs. Vietnam Health Care Costs: Excessive exams vs. Risk of Malpractice Suit In Government: Cost-plus type contracts and budget allocation policies (next year’s budget as a f of this year’s expenditures) Whistleblowing: employees receive 30% of amount of reported fraud (no stated limit) An Insurance Company: ‘performance’ as low rates of complaint from policyholders Boundaries and Constraints The more effectively culture and incentive systems work, the less you are going to need boundaries (budgets, manuals, etc) (But you shouldn’t get rid of them entirely…) They keep the organization focused Priorities and Short-term goals They help in the decisions re. allocation of resources They establish limits to spending and to possible unethical behaviors But they are more effective in certain types of environments and for specific organizations Behavioral Controls in Use Professional organizations Emphasis on culture (values and norms) Companies where output/performance is easily measurable/observable Reliance on rewards systems Bureaucratic organizations Dependence on set of explicit rules Advantages and ways of moving from boundaries to rewards systems and culture Having the boundaries internalized… Controls and Strategy Types Choice of the appropriate set of controls depends on the firm’s strategies at the business and corporate levels Business-level Strategies Cost-leadership: strict cost controls, structured tasks, rewards and incentives based on measurable output Differentiation: behavioral controls emphasizing creativity and collaboration, rewards and incentives to create the right culture Controls and Strategy Levels Corporate-level Strategies Related Diversification High interdependence (to create synergies) Rewards systems to foster cooperation and sharing Unrelated Diversification Low/no interdependencies Financial indicators at the unit level The Balanced Scorecard Provides a meaningful integration of many issues that come into evaluating a firm’s performance Increasingly used system Four key perspectives How do customers see us? (customer perspective) What must we excel at? (internal perspective) Can we continue to improve and create value? (innovation and learning perspective) How do we look to shareholders? (financial perspective) The Balanced Scorecard Customer Perspective Time Quality Performance and service Cost Internal Perspective Processes (e.g., Cycle time, Quality, Employee skills, Productivity) Decisions and Actions Coordination Resources and capabilities The Balanced Scorecard Innovation and Learning Perspective Introduction of new products and services Greater value for customers Increased operating efficiencies Financial Perspective Profitability Growth Shareholder value Increased market share Reduced operating expenses Higher asset turnover Strategy and Corporate Governance Relationship among shareholders, management (led by the CEO), and the board of directors Roles and characteristics of each An issue of aligning interests, created by the separation between ownership and management Information asymmetry and opportunism The Agency problem and Agency Theory Strong corporate governance is associated with superior financial performance Examples of Agency Issues Bad managerial behavior On-the-job consumption Excessive compensation ‘Empire building’: growth vs. profitability Diversification to reduce risk BoD issues CEO duality Insider x outsider balance (director independence) Current trends: active, heterogeneous, committed, and involved BoDs Other Governance Mechanisms (to monitor managerial behavior) Shareholder activism Right to influence on the direction of corporations Especially effective in the case of large and institutional shareholders Managerial incentives Stock compensation: benefits and issues Rewards should be tied to long-term financial performance of the organization External Mechanisms of Corporate Governance Market for corporate control and the takeover constraint External auditors Financial institutions and reputational issues Regulatory bodies SEC and NYSE requirements, and SOX Media and other public activists (?) Major Provisions of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Auditors Barred from certain types of nonaudit work Not allowed to destroy records for five years Lead partners auditing a firm should be changed at least every five years CEOs and CFOs Must fully reveal off-balance sheet finances Vouch for the accuracy of information revealed Executives Must reveal the sale of shares in firms they manage Are not allowed to sell shares when other employees cannot