Codman & Shurtleff Inc.

Introduction This paper will review the "Codman & Shurtleff, Inc.: Planning and Control System" case study found in the 2nd edition of " Accounting for Managers: Texts and Cases". The case illustrates a comprehensive formal planning and control system used in formulating and implementing strategy at Codman & Shurtleff, one of Johnson & Johnson's 155 subsidiaries. This paper will focus on the relationship between organizational innovation and formal planning and control systems in a …

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