Management Systems

Sharing Ideas Across Universities and Executive Education

Leadership, Management Systems, Strategy /

Throughout the spring, Katja had the opportunity to contribute to several university courses and executive education programmes at Aalto University, the University of Vaasa and the Executive Internationalisation Programme (Ylimmän Johdon Kansainvälistymisohjelma, YJK). The sessions explored topics including strategic foresight, strategic investment decision-making and strategic performance measurement, bringing together master’s students, executives and board members […]

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Executive Incentive System Design for KCL

Management Systems, Strategy /

Grip Strategy supported KCL in developing an executive incentive system that aligns leadership incentives with the company’s and its business areas’ strategic objectives. The aim was to create a clear and motivating structure that supports effective leadership of each business area while strengthening overall strategic alignment and commitment within the executive team. The work started

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Kolehmainen: What does it take to build and use dynamic strategic performance measurement systems?

Management Systems, Strategy /

This article addresses a fundamental question: How can strategic performance measurement systems remain effective in dynamic environments, and how can they support strategic alignment without constraining managerial action? The article claims that traditional, stable performance measurement systems are ill-suited to dynamic contexts. Instead, it argues that strategic performance measurement systems must be designed to be flexible

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Malmi, Kolehmainen and Granlund:  Can management systems cause inertia and organizational decline?

Management Systems, Strategy /

This article addresses a critical question: How may management control systems (MCS) contribute to organizational inertia and decline? Drawing on a longitudinal case study of Nokia, the article shows that MCS can, indeed, have a critical influence on inertia – the inability to enact internal change in the face of significant external change – and on

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