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- July 2008 (Revised September 2010)
- Supplement
Sony Ericsson WTA Tour (B)
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Kaitlyn Simpson
Keywords:
Electronics Industry
Lorsch, Jay W., and Kaitlyn Simpson. "Sony Ericsson WTA Tour (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 409-019, July 2008. (Revised September 2010.)
- September 2007 (Revised September 2010)
- Case
ValueAct: Shareholder in the Boardroom
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Alexis Chernak
ValueAct, a San Francisco investment firm, makes an investment in PerSe Technologies. The partners of ValueAct build relationships with the PerSe board and management. Eventually ValueAct is given a seat on the PerSe board and is able to influence a significant imprint...
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Keywords:
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Investment;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Financial Services Industry;
San Francisco
Lorsch, Jay W., and Alexis Chernak. "ValueAct: Shareholder in the Boardroom." Harvard Business School Case 408-007, September 2007. (Revised September 2010.)
- July 2004 (Revised June 2005)
- Case
Digitas (A)
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Ashley Robertson
Raises issues about how the nature and function of a board changes as its company moves from ownership by its employees (including the founder) to ownership by a private equity firm, Hellman & Friedman, to public ownership. Teaching Purpose: To consider changes in...
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Keywords:
Private Equity;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Behavior;
Organizations;
Employee Ownership;
Public Ownership
Lorsch, Jay W., and Ashley Robertson. "Digitas (A)." Harvard Business School Case 405-023, July 2004. (Revised June 2005.)
- Article
Should the CEO be the Chairman?
By: Jay W. Lorsch and A. Zelleke
Keywords:
Management
Lorsch, Jay W., and A. Zelleke. "Should the CEO be the Chairman?" Art. 46214. MIT Sloan Management Review 46, no. 2 (Winter 2005): 71–74.
- November 1996
- Case
Del Webb Corporation (B), The
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Samanta Graff
On November 16, 1987, the Del Webb board appointed Phil Dion chairman and CEO. This case outlines the development and implementation of a strategy to focus exclusively on real estate development and to liquidate all other assets. Discusses the appointment of two new...
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Keywords:
Crisis Management;
Management Succession;
Strategic Planning;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Conflict of Interests;
Real Estate Industry
Lorsch, Jay W., and Samanta Graff. "Del Webb Corporation (B), The." Harvard Business School Case 497-017, November 1996.
- November 1995
- Case
"Marketing" at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Samanta Graff
Describes the history and unique operating principles of the most successful corporate law firm in the country. Closes with a lengthy quotation by Martin Lipton, who is one of the firm's founding partners and who is described in an American Lawyer article as the "Elvis...
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Lorsch, Jay W., and Samanta Graff. "Marketing" at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz. Harvard Business School Case 496-037, November 1995.
- 2002
- Other Unpublished Work
Making Sure Independent Doesn't Mean Ignorant
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Colin Carter
Keywords:
Knowledge Use and Leverage
Lorsch, Jay W., and Colin Carter. "Making Sure Independent Doesn't Mean Ignorant." October 2002.
- October 2004
- Article
Seven Surprises for New CEOs
Keywords:
Management
Porter, Michael E., Jay W. Lorsch, and Nitin Nohria. "Seven Surprises for New CEOs." R0410C. Harvard Business Review 82, no. 10 (October 2004): 62–72.
- February 1998
- Case
Lyondell Petrochemical Company
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Daniel P. Erikson
In August 1994, Lyondell Petrochemical Co.'s corporate parent and largest single shareholder effectively shed its stock, resulting in the resignation of 5 of its 11 directors. The remaining outside directors immediately acted to overhaul the executive compensation plan...
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Keywords:
Corporate Governance;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Executive Compensation;
Design;
Business or Company Management;
Management Teams;
Mining Industry
Lorsch, Jay W., and Daniel P. Erikson. "Lyondell Petrochemical Company." Harvard Business School Case 498-028, February 1998.
- July 2003
- Article
Building A Bench
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Thomas J. Tierney
Lorsch, Jay W., and Thomas J. Tierney. "Building A Bench." American Lawyer (July 2003).
- September 1982 (Revised July 1984)
- Case
McCord Corp.--1977
By: Milton P. Brown and Jay W. Lorsch
Brown, Milton P., and Jay W. Lorsch. "McCord Corp.--1977." Harvard Business School Case 483-024, September 1982. (Revised July 1984.)
- January 1976
- Background Note
Managing Change, Part I: The Problem of Resistance
By: John P. Kotter and Jay W. Lorsch
Keywords:
Change Management
Kotter, John P., and Jay W. Lorsch. "Managing Change, Part I: The Problem of Resistance." Harvard Business School Background Note 476-102, January 1976.
- April 2015
- Teaching Note
The Board of Directors at Market Basket
By: Jay Lorsch and Emily McTague
Teaching Note for the Board of Directors at Market Basket Case.
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- 1965
- Book
Product Innovation and Organization
By: J. W. Lorsch
Lorsch, J. W. Product Innovation and Organization. New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1965.
- 1976
- Book
Organizational Behavior and Administration: Cases and Readings
By: Paul R. Lawrence, Louis B. Barnes and Jay W. Lorsch
Lawrence, Paul R., Louis B. Barnes and Jay W. Lorsch, eds. Organizational Behavior and Administration: Cases and Readings. 3rd ed. Homewood, IL: Richard D. Irwin, 1976.
- December 2012
- Article
Viewing U.S. Economic Prospects Through a Demographic Lens
By: Jay W. Lorsch and David E. Bloom
- April 2008
- Article
Leading from the Boardroom
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Robert C. Clark
Lorsch, Jay W., and Robert C. Clark. "Leading from the Boardroom." Harvard Business Review 86, no. 4 (April 2008): 104–111. (R0804G.)
- 2002
- Book
Aligning the Stars: How to Succeed When Professionals Drive Results
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Thomas J. Tierney
Lorsch, Jay W., and Thomas J. Tierney. Aligning the Stars: How to Succeed When Professionals Drive Results. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 2002.