MC, Strategy and PM Flashcards

PMS to create value / challenges of designing PMs for value creation / accounting measures create accountability / financial and non financial measures / limits of MA Span of control / influence

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Simons explanation of the facilitation of value creation

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Hard wiring of the organisation

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2
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Ohms Law

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Simon compares to accountability systems
Current = voltage / resistance 
Current = value creation
Voltage = Potential of the firm (want to maximise)
Resistance = human resistance
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3
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Wheels of accountability

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Cash -> (sales) -> Profit -> (profit) -> ROCE
Cannot control all cogs - have to influence them
managers partly reliant on other managers to achieve their own goals

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4
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Span of control

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Less than span of accountability and influence

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5
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How can resistance be reduced

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canvassing key supporters of change
e.g. pernod diversity champions
Toyota change management influence maps

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