Robert N. Anthony papers

Scope and Contents The first side of the audio recording documents a faculty meeting where several discuss what is described as the “admission problem.” The recording describes a misunderstanding between companies that send applicants to Harvard Business School (HBS) who then get rejected. Some companies believe that HBS is saving spots for certain candidates from specific companies. The group gathered concludes sending out a letter to companies that states the application deadline and clearer...

Scope and Contents The first side of the audio recording documents a talk given by Ralph C. Davis. Davis establishes a distinction between the primary objective of business organizations, customer values and collateral objectives. The second side of the audio consists of a talk given by Robert N. Anthony. He discusses the operating executive, budget, budgetary control and planning, procurement of customers’ money as a main concern and principle objective financial and administrative control, and operating...

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This audio recording is of a professor’s lecture on Statistics. During the lecture he goes over and walks students through four problems which revolve around probability and sampling. He states that these problems will help illustrate previous lectures. The professor notes that in previous lectures he has discussed practical problems of drawing a public opinion poll while in this lecture has focused primarily on numbers, sample error, formulas, and bias.

Scope and Contents This audio recording consists of a meeting held to discuss a study on planning and control systems. The ultimate goal of the study is to make generalizations/statements on both topics. The men are reviewing, discussing, and giving their opinions on a report of the study thus far, and they often point out and debate problems with specific sections within the document and give their own recommendations. The study utilizes Black and Decker Company as a case study and contains the opinions and...

Scope and Contents The audio recording consists of a speaker discussing the course Control. He explains that the course revolves around the use of business figures for a purpose. The recording goes over the topics that will be covered in the course including but not limited to: accounting principles (taught as an aid to business management), alternative choice problems, statistical techniques (sampling and probability theory), processing data (reviewing techniques and machines), cost systems, and cost...

Scope and Contents The audio recording documents a meeting held at Comptroller’s Conference where one speaker offers suggestions for improvement of the U.S. economic system. The speaker follows an outline which structures the discussion and addresses questions throughout his explanation. He frames his conversation by stating he will start off talking about a broad, conceptual concepts and more generally about systems and states more specific examples involving the Defense Department will be given later. His...

Scope and Contents The audio recording recording documents a staff meeting that took place on March 15, 1966. On the first side of the tape the staff discuss the Lachlan Air Force Base’s budget along with the Base’s reporting of their expenses. The staff seem to take on an advisory role to the base and are trying to make recommendations and give advice. They discuss topics such as operations and rules of the base, management, the civil engineering staff and their work, which units should be dictated as service...

Scope and Contents The audio recording documents an OSD Controller Hail and Farewell Party which was held to say goodbye to Mr. Robert Anthony and welcome the person coming into the position, Mr. Robert (Bob) Mort. The party was held July 30, 1968 in the main ballroom of the Fort Meyer Officer’s Club. Mr. Don Braisser (spelling?), the deputy assistant secretary of the defense controller speaks first and directs the ceremony. Mr. Mort then says a few words about taking over the position followed by a...

Scope and Contents The audio recording documents one of Professor Anthony’s courses: Non-Profit Organization Management. The first part of the recording Anthony asks for questions about the procedure of the final exam and addresses a misconception. He states that students may believe he teaches this course so students write notes which he then takes to write a book which he profits off of. He explains the types of books he writes are scholarly and those tend to not make any money. On the contrary he is trying...

Scope and Contents The audio recording consists of a lecture about sampling recorded so the speaker, presumably Anthony, can write a book. The speaker notes that the cheapest way to write a book is recording this talk and then editing and revising it. They also introduce two concepts discussed in previous lectures: the notion of frequency distribution and the normal curve or probability. The speaker states the goal of today’s lecture is to join these two concepts together in the context of samples/sampling....

Scope and Contents The audio recording documents a lecture given by Anthony. During the first part of the lecture, Anthony goes over class schedule/meeting times, putting books on reserve, and what the class has gone over so far (classifying and aggregating input information) and where the class will go (focusing on output information) concerning nonprofit organizations. He then discusses an assignment centered on Health, Education and Welfare Department (HEW) and students ask questions. Anthony states...

Scope and Contents This audio recording consists of a lecture given by Anthony on pricing. He first discusses class meeting times, and a guest lecturer that will be coming next week. Anthony then discusses pricing, which he has discussed previously in passing, but this lecture focuses on making generalizations by reviewing a handout he has compiled and invites students’ comments, questions and critiques. Anthony also notes he wants to spend more time on depreciation and has also included a problem. While...

Scope and Contents This audio recording consists of an interview of Mr. Anthony and his assistant Mr. Hedbloom (spelling?) about their visit to the Soviet Union. Anthony came to study the educational system that trains men and women for management positions and visited Moscow University’s Department of Economics, Moscow Institute of Finance, and Moscow Institute of Engineering Economics. Anthony was able to talk to the directors of these institutions as well as faculty members and found that there are...

Scope and Contents This audio recording documents a lecture about government control systems. Contrary to popular belief, Anthony states that governments can have good control systems without profits. He posits that what makes a good control system is being able to measure inputs and output and draw relationships between the two. Other topics discussed during this lecture are financial performance centers, the importance of atmosphere, top management buy in, functional review, costs, and investment and...