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- 2012
- Book
The Future of Boards: Meeting the Governance Challenges of the Twenty-First Century
By: Jay W. Lorsch
This book is a collection of chapters written by Harvard Business School faculty and alums who have experience with corporate boards. It will provide a uniquely HBS perspective on the future of boards.
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Keywords:
Corporate Governance;
Boards Of Directors;
Compensation;
Succession;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Books;
Perspective;
Governance
Lorsch, Jay W., ed. The Future of Boards: Meeting the Governance Challenges of the Twenty-First Century. Boston, MA: Harvard Business Review Press, 2012.
- 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.)
- 2010
- Chapter
A Contingency Theory of Leadership
By: Jay W. Lorsch
The idea of a contingency theory of leadership is not novel. In the 1960s several scholars conducted research and proposed such an approach arguing that the style of leadership that would be most effective depended upon the situation (Fiedler, Tannenbaum and Schmidt,...
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Lorsch, Jay W. "A Contingency Theory of Leadership." Chap. 15 in Handbook of Leadership Theory and Practice, edited by Nitin Nohria and Rakesh Khurana. Harvard Business Press, 2010.
- Web
Named Fellowship Funds - Alumni
medical services at Stanford. Duncan (MBA 1986) Family Doctoral Fellowship The Duncan Family Doctoral Fellowship was established by Charles W. Duncan Jr. and Charles W. Duncan...
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- Web
Organizational Behavior - Faculty & Research
When Organizations Are in Crisis, It's Usually Because the Business is Broken. By: Jay Lorsch and Emily McTague More Information We blame women for not taking the lead in the workplace. Here's why that's...
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- August 2000
- Case
Mannesmann AG
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Katharina Pick
Explores the functioning of a German supervisory board in the context of a takeover bid made by a British company.
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Keywords:
Corporate Governance;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Germany;
United Kingdom
Lorsch, Jay W., and Katharina Pick. "Mannesmann AG." Harvard Business School Case 401-013, August 2000.
- June 2013
- Case
Hess Corporation
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Kathleen Durante
On January 29, 2013, Elliott Management, a hedge fund run by Paul E. Singer, which owned 4.5% of Hess Corporation stock, put forward a slate of five independent directors it wanted elected to improve the company's performance. Elliott argued that Hess lacked focus and...
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Keywords:
Takeover Attempt;
Board;
Hess;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Organizational Structure;
Acquisition;
Financial Services Industry;
Energy Industry
Lorsch, Jay W., and Kathleen Durante. "Hess Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 413-126, June 2013.
- November 2010 (Revised September 2015)
- Case
American International Group - 2010
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Melissa Barton
The AIG Board underwent significant restructuring after the company was bailed out by the U.S. government in September 2008 in the midst of the financial crisis.
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Keywords:
Financial Crisis;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Business and Government Relations;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Management Teams;
Restructuring;
Financial Services Industry
Lorsch, Jay W., and Melissa Barton. "American International Group - 2010." Harvard Business School Case 411-074, November 2010. (Revised September 2015.)
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts
invented. Now, the average American adult is inundated with digital messages each day. With all this correspondence, capturing a busy reader’s attention is more challenging than ever. Faculty Books How the Harvard Business School Changed the Way We View Organizations...
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podcasts
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Publications - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Utilizing time-driven activity-based costing to determine open radical cystectomy and ileal conduit surgical episode cost drivers by Janet Baack Kukreja, M.D., M.P.H.a,b, Mohamed A. Seif, M.D.a, Marissa W....
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- 28 Mar 2016
- News
Culture Is Not the Culprit
- December 2011 (Revised September 2015)
- Case
Carl Icahn and Clorox
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Kathleen Durante
This case outlines the takeover attempt by activist investor, Carl Icahn, for the Clorox Company. The board of the company repeatedly rejected Icahn's offers as inadequate. He made three bids over the course of three months.
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Lorsch, Jay W., and Kathleen Durante. "Carl Icahn and Clorox." Harvard Business School Case 412-078, December 2011. (Revised September 2015.)
- February 1991 (Revised June 1991)
- Case
Raymond Jackson (A)
By: Jay W. Lorsch
Professor Jackson is offered a spot on the slate of directors that Harold Simmons, Lockheed's largest shareholder, has nominated for Lockheed's board to oppose the slate nominated by Lockheed in the Spring, 1990 elections. Jackson must decide whether to join Simmons'...
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Keywords:
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Corporate Governance;
Decisions;
Voting;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Alliances
Lorsch, Jay W. "Raymond Jackson (A)." Harvard Business School Case 491-025, February 1991. (Revised June 1991.)
- 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.
- 1987
- Book
The Handbook of Organizational Behavior
By: Jay W. Lorsch
Lorsch, Jay W., ed. The Handbook of Organizational Behavior. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1987.
- October 1995 (Revised September 2021)
- Case
Cambridge Consulting Group: Bob Anderson
By: Jay W. Lorsch and John J. Gabarro
Describes the situation facing the head of a rapidly growing industry-focused group within a consulting company. Highlights the dilemmas of being a "producing manager" (i.e., a professional who has both individual production as well as management responsibilities)....
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Lorsch, Jay W., and John J. Gabarro. "Cambridge Consulting Group: Bob Anderson." Harvard Business School Case 496-023, October 1995. (Revised September 2021.)
- June 2004 (Revised November 2004)
- Case
Restoring Trust at WorldCom
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Ashley Robertson
Examines the changes in corporate governance at WorldCom/MCI as proposed by the company's court-appointed corporate monitor, Richard Breeden. Following the largest bankruptcy ever and the downfall of the company, Breeden wrote "Restoring Trust," a report comprised of...
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Keywords:
Change;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Corporate Governance;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Business and Government Relations;
Trust
Lorsch, Jay W., and Ashley Robertson. "Restoring Trust at WorldCom." Harvard Business School Case 404-138, June 2004. (Revised November 2004.)
- June 2000
- Background Note
Note on CEO Evaluation
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Katharina Pick
Discusses the trend toward formal evaluations, by boards of directors, of CEO performance. The benefits and challenges of CEO evaluation are discussed and a particular process of CEO evaluation at Dayton Hudson Corp. is described. Teaching Purpose: To introduce issues...
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Leadership - Faculty & Research
Paul Lawrence and Jay Lorsch on organizational integration , sparked the field of Organizational Behavior. Early work by Michael Beer on leading organizational change ,...
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- September 2006 (Revised February 2008)
- Case
Philips Electronics N.V.
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Alexis Chernak
Looks at the multinational company, Philips Electronics, which is headquartered in the Netherlands, as an example of a company with a two-tiered board. The company is governed by both a supervisory board and a board of management. Examines the role, dynamic, and best...
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Keywords:
Multinational Firms and Management;
Corporate Governance;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Business or Company Management;
Management Teams;
Netherlands
Lorsch, Jay W., and Alexis Chernak. "Philips Electronics N.V." Harvard Business School Case 407-047, September 2006. (Revised February 2008.)