BUS 4476 Troy University Hamilton Beach Brands Organizational Controls Case Analysis This is a simple question. Our company is Hamilton beach brands. The only part you should do is Organizational Controls
For this assignment, the Group will analyze the assigned Company’s current condition. You will use the text chapters 10 and 11 as your framework for the analysis, and will incorporate information from external sources including the company and other credible sites.
Your Group deliverable will be presented in APA format, will include appropriate topical headings to organize and segment the paper, with correctly formatted citations and references. This deliverable is due at 11:59 PM CT Sunday, at the end of Week 7.
Minimally the report will include the following:
Corporate Governance
Ownership Concentration
Board of Directors
Organizational Structure
Organizational Controls( only do this one)
The link to the company http://www.hamiltonbeachbrands.com/
Please pay attention.
citation and reference formats
clear, concise writing
do not include definitions from the text (they are extraneous fillers), and
do not include any proposals, recommendations, or could – should – would – might
rather, be objective and identify what the company is doing now. Tools
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Financial controls are
largely objective criteria
used to measure the firm’s
performance against
previously established
quantitative standards.
comes (see Chapter 6) requires using standardized financial contro
performances between business units and those responsible for leading th
Both strategic and financial controls are important aspects of a firm
noted previously, any structure’s effectiveness is determined using a “bala
nation of strategic and financial controls. But, determining the most approp
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Chapter 11: Organizational Structure and Controls
to have in place between strategic and financial controls at specific points in time is
challenging, partly because the relative use of controls varies by type of strategy. For
example, companies and business units of large diversified firms using the cost leadership
strategy emphasize financial controls (such as quantitative cost goals), while companies
and business units using the differentiation strategy emphasize strategic controls (such as
subjective measures of the effectiveness of product development teams). 34 As previously
explained, a corporation-wide emphasis on sharing among business units (as called for
by related diversification strategies) results in an emphasis on strategic controls, while
financial controls are emphasized for strategies in which activities or capabilities are not
shared (e.g., in an unrelated diversification strategy). Those determining how strategies
are to be implemented must keep these relative degrees of balance between controls by
type of strategy in mind when making implementation-related decisions.
11-2 Relationships between
Strategy and Structure
Strategy and structure have a reciprocal relationship, and if aligned properly, perfor-
mance improves.” This relationship highlights the interconnectedness between strategy
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strategic controls when evaluating either of these related diversification strategies, head-
quarter executives must have a deep understanding of the business-level strategies being
implemented within individual strategic business units. 31
Financial controls are largely objective criteria used to measure the firm’s perfor-
mance against previously established quantitative standards. When using financial con-
trols, firms evaluate their current performance against previous outcomes as well as
against competitors’ performance and industry averages. Accounting-based measures,
such as return on investment (ROI) and return on assets (ROA), as well as market-based
measures, such as economic value added, are examples of financial controls. Partly
because strategic controls are difficult to use with extensive diversification,32 financial
controls are emphasized to evaluate the performance of the firm using the unrelated
diversification strategy. The unrelated diversification strategy’s focus on financial out-
comes (see Chapter 6) requires using standardized financial controls to compare
performances between business units and those responsible for leading them.33
Both strategic and financial controls are important aspects of a firm’s structure; as
noted previously, any structure’s effectiveness is determined using a “balanced” combi-
nation of strategic and financial controls. But, determining the most appropriate balance
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11: Organizational Structure and Controls
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ve in place between strategic and financial controls at specific points in time is
enging, partly because the relative use of controls varies by type of strategy. For
mple, companies and business units of large diversified firms using the cost leadership
cegy emphasize financial controls (such as quantitative cost goals), while companies
business units using the differentiation strategy emphasize strategic controls (such as
jective measures of the effectiveness of product development teams). As previously
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Financial controls are
largely objective criteria
used to measure the firm’s
performance against
previously established
quantitative standards.
comes (see Chapter 6) requires using standardized financial contro
performances between business units and those responsible for leading th
Both strategic and financial controls are important aspects of a firm
noted previously, any structure’s effectiveness is determined using a “bala
nation of strategic and financial controls. But, determining the most approp
Copyright 2017 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part. Due to electronic rights, some third party content may be suppressed from
Editorial review has deemed that any suppressed content does not serially affect the overall learning experience. Cengage Leaming reserves the right to remove additional content at any time if subse
Chapter 11: Organizational Structure and Controls
to have in place between strategic and financial controls at specific points in time is
challenging, partly because the relative use of controls varies by type of strategy. For
example, companies and business units of large diversified firms using the cost leadership
strategy emphasize financial controls (such as quantitative cost goals), while companies
and business units using the differentiation strategy emphasize strategic controls (such as
subjective measures of the effectiveness of product development teams). 34 As previously
explained, a corporation-wide emphasis on sharing among business units (as called for
by related diversification strategies) results in an emphasis on strategic controls, while
financial controls are emphasized for strategies in which activities or capabilities are not
shared (e.g., in an unrelated diversification strategy). Those determining how strategies
are to be implemented must keep these relative degrees of balance between controls by
type of strategy in mind when making implementation-related decisions.
11-2 Relationships between
Strategy and Structure
Strategy and structure have a reciprocal relationship, and if aligned properly, perfor-
mance improves.” This relationship highlights the interconnectedness between strategy
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petencies in the case of the related-linked strategy) across businesses. To effectiv
strategic controls when evaluating either of these related diversification strategies, head-
quarter executives must have a deep understanding of the business-level strategies being
implemented within individual strategic business units. 31
Financial controls are largely objective criteria used to measure the firm’s perfor-
mance against previously established quantitative standards. When using financial con-
trols, firms evaluate their current performance against previous outcomes as well as
against competitors’ performance and industry averages. Accounting-based measures,
such as return on investment (ROI) and return on assets (ROA), as well as market-based
measures, such as economic value added, are examples of financial controls. Partly
because strategic controls are difficult to use with extensive diversification,32 financial
controls are emphasized to evaluate the performance of the firm using the unrelated
diversification strategy. The unrelated diversification strategy’s focus on financial out-
comes (see Chapter 6) requires using standardized financial controls to compare
performances between business units and those responsible for leading them.33
Both strategic and financial controls are important aspects of a firm’s structure; as
noted previously, any structure’s effectiveness is determined using a “balanced” combi-
nation of strategic and financial controls. But, determining the most appropriate balance
ions
nent
S.
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pge Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part. Due to electronic rights, some third party content may be suppressed from the eBook and/or eChapter(s).
med that any suppessed content does not materially affect the overall learning experience. Cengage Leaming reserves the right to remove additional content at any time if subsequent rights restrictions require it.
11: Organizational Structure and Controls
351
ve in place between strategic and financial controls at specific points in time is
enging, partly because the relative use of controls varies by type of strategy. For
mple, companies and business units of large diversified firms using the cost leadership
cegy emphasize financial controls (such as quantitative cost goals), while companies
business units using the differentiation strategy emphasize strategic controls (such as
jective measures of the effectiveness of product development teams). As previously
lained, a corporation-wide emphasis on sharing among business units (as called for
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Organizational controls are an important aspect of structure. 27 Organizational controls
guide the use of strategy, indicate how to compare actual results with expected results,
and suggest corrective actions to take when the difference is unacceptable. It is difficult
for a firm to successfully exploit its competitive advantages without effective organiza-
tional controls. Properly designed organizational controls provide clear insights regard-
ing behaviors that enhance firm performance. 28 Firms use both strategic controls and
financial controls to support implementation of their strategies.
Strategic controls are largely subjective criteria intended to verify that the firm is
using appropriate strategies for the conditions in the external environment and the com-
pany’s competitive advantages. Thus, strategic controls are concerned with examining
the fit between what the firm might do (as suggested by opportunities in its external
environment) and what it can do (as indicated by its internal organization in the form of
its resources, capabilities, and core competències). Effective strategic controls help the
firm understand what it takes to be successful, especially where significant strategic
change is needed.29 Strategic controls demand rich communications between managers
responsible for using them to judge the firm’s performance and those with primary
responsibility for implementing the firm’s strategies (such as middle- and first-level
managers). These frequent exchanges between managers are both formal and informal
in nature.30
Strategic cơntrols are also used to evaluate the degree to which the firm focuses on
the requirements implement its strategies. For a business-level strategy, for example,
the strategic controls are used to study value chain activities and support functions (see
Figures 3.3, 3.4, and 3.5, in Chapter 3) to verify that the critical activities and functions
are being emphasized and properly executed. When implementing related diversifica-
tion strategies at the corporate level, strategic controls are used to verify the sharing of
activities (in the case of the related constrained strategy) or the transferring of core com-
petencies (in the case of the related-linked strategy) across businesses. To effectively use
rategy, strategic controls when evaluating either of these related diversification strategies, head-
quarter executives must have a deep understanding of the business-level strategies being
implemented within individual strategic business units.”
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