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- September 2001 (Revised October 2001)
- Case
Coca-Cola Company: The Quaker Oats Acqisition (B), The
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Sonya Sanchez
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry
Lorsch, Jay W., and Sonya Sanchez. "Coca-Cola Company: The Quaker Oats Acqisition (B), The." Harvard Business School Case 402-030, September 2001. (Revised October 2001.)
- September 2001 (Revised October 2001)
- Case
Coca-Cola Company: The Quaker Oats Acquisition (A), The
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Sonya Sanchez
Discusses how CEOs should think about bringing strategic issues to the board, what issues to bring, how to position them, and which information to provide. View Details
Keywords: Managerial Roles; Corporate Governance; Strategy; Governing and Advisory Boards; Mergers and Acquisitions; Food and Beverage Industry
Lorsch, Jay W., and Sonya Sanchez. "Coca-Cola Company: The Quaker Oats Acquisition (A), The." Harvard Business School Case 402-027, September 2001. (Revised October 2001.)
- June 1999
- Case
Furr's/Bishop's, Inc. (B)
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Katharina Pick
Lorsch, Jay W., and Katharina Pick. "Furr's/Bishop's, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 499-073, June 1999.
- November 1996
- Case
Del Webb Corporation (C), The
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Samanta Graff
Dion and the other Del Webb directors were open to having Industrial Equity Pacific (IEP) and Webcott Holdings representation on the board. The IEP representative was perceived as reserved and lacking in sophistication. Cotter of Webcott, however, struck the directors... View Details
Keywords: Crisis Management; Management Succession; Strategic Planning; Governing and Advisory Boards; Horizontal Integration; Conflict Management
Lorsch, Jay W., and Samanta Graff. "Del Webb Corporation (C), The." Harvard Business School Case 497-019, November 1996.
- February 1996
- Case
Eastman Chemical Company: Building a Board from Scratch
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Samanta Graff
Eastman Chemical Co. spun off from Kodak in 1993. The CEO of Eastman, Earnest Deavenport did not want the new company's board any members of the Kodak board to include, so he initiated a deliberate and thorough process to build an entirely new board that he hoped would... View Details
Lorsch, Jay W., and Samanta Graff. "Eastman Chemical Company: Building a Board from Scratch." Harvard Business School Case 496-043, February 1996.
- June 1995 (Revised June 1996)
- Case
Hawthorne (B): The Hawthorne Compensation Consulting Practice
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Geoffrey Love
Lorsch, Jay W., and Geoffrey Love. "Hawthorne (B): The Hawthorne Compensation Consulting Practice." Harvard Business School Case 495-066, June 1995. (Revised June 1996.)
- June 1995 (Revised June 1996)
- Case
Hawthorne (A): The Compensation Consulting Marketplace
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Geoffrey Love
Lorsch, Jay W., and Geoffrey Love. "Hawthorne (A): The Compensation Consulting Marketplace." Harvard Business School Case 495-065, June 1995. (Revised June 1996.)
- April 1995 (Revised July 1996)
- Supplement
Governance at Metallgesellschaft (B)
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Samanta Graff
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Corporate Accountability; Business Conglomerates; Governing and Advisory Boards; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Corporate Governance; Mining Industry; Chemical Industry; Germany; United States
Lorsch, Jay W., and Samanta Graff. "Governance at Metallgesellschaft (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 495-056, April 1995. (Revised July 1996.)
- April 1995 (Revised July 1996)
- Case
Governance at Metallgesellschaft (A)
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Samanta Graff
MG Corp., a U.S. subsidiary of Germany's international conglomerate, Metallgesellschaft, engaged in a disastrous hedging strategy that nearly dragged the entire enterprise into bankruptcy. This case explores issues of responsibility and accountability among the... View Details
Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Corporate Accountability; Business Conglomerates; Governing and Advisory Boards; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Corporate Governance; Mining Industry; Chemical Industry; Germany; United States
Lorsch, Jay W., and Samanta Graff. "Governance at Metallgesellschaft (A)." Harvard Business School Case 495-055, April 1995. (Revised July 1996.)
- May/June 2002
- Article
A Modest Proposal for Dealing with the Enron Crisis
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Martin Lipton
Lorsch, Jay W., and Martin Lipton. "A Modest Proposal for Dealing with the Enron Crisis." Corporate Governance Advisor 10, no. 3 (May/June 2002): 1–4.
- December 1980 (Revised February 1981)
- Case
Allied Stores Corp. (B)
By: Milton P. Brown and Jay W. Lorsch
Keywords: Retail Industry
Brown, Milton P., and Jay W. Lorsch. "Allied Stores Corp. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 381-087, December 1980. (Revised February 1981.)
- April 1985
- Supplement
Xerox Corp.: Fred Henderson, VP Corporate Quality Office, Video
By: John P. Kotter and Jay W. Lorsch
Kotter, John P., and Jay W. Lorsch. "Xerox Corp.: Fred Henderson, VP Corporate Quality Office, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 885-519, April 1985.
- May 2006
- Article
The Board of Directors and the Company Lawyers
By: Jay W. Lorsch and John L. Howard
Lorsch, Jay W., and John L. Howard. "The Board of Directors and the Company Lawyers." Directors Monthly 30, no. 5 (May 2006): 1–6.
- Article
A Visit to Board 'Central Casting'
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Colin B. Carter
Lorsch, Jay W., and Colin B. Carter. "A Visit to Board 'Central Casting'." Directors & Boards 28, no. 1 (Fall 2003): 25–30.
- March 1967
- Case
TRW Systems Group (D)
By: Jay W. Lorsch and John J. Gabarro
Lorsch, Jay W., and John J. Gabarro. "TRW Systems Group (D)." Harvard Business School Case 413-066, March 1967.
- December 1980 (Revised February 1981)
- Case
Progressive Corp. (A)
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Robert G. Eccles Jr.
Lorsch, Jay W., and Robert G. Eccles Jr. "Progressive Corp. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 381-088, December 1980. (Revised February 1981.)
- 2011
- Book
Challenges to Business in the Twenty-First Century
By: Gerald Rosenfeld, Jay W. Lorsch and Rakesh Khurana
Keywords: Problems and Challenges
Rosenfeld, Gerald, Jay W. Lorsch, and Rakesh Khurana, eds. Challenges to Business in the Twenty-First Century. Cambridge, MA: American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2011.
- 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.