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- 2004
- Class Lecture
Corporate Governance in the U.S.: Scandals, Reforms, and the Future
By: Jay W. Lorsch
Lorsch, Jay W. "Corporate Governance in the U.S.: Scandals, Reforms, and the Future." Boston: Harvard Business School Publishing Class Lecture, 2004. Electronic. (Faculty Lecture: HBSP Product Number 5844C.)
- 2005
- Chapter
Empowering the Board, Revisited
By: Jay W. Lorsch
Lorsch, Jay W. "Empowering the Board, Revisited." In The Accountable Corporation, Vol. 1: Corporate Governance, edited by Marc J. Epstein and Kirk O. Hanson. Praeger, 2005.
- March 1999
- Teaching Note
CEO Evaluation at Dayton Hudson TN
By: Jay W. Lorsch
Teaching Note for (9-491-116).
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- March 1999
- Teaching Note
California PERS TN
By: Jay W. Lorsch
Teaching Note for (9-291-045).
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Keywords:
California
- April 1994 (Revised July 1995)
- Case
Tower Air, Inc.
By: Jay W. Lorsch
Lorsch, Jay W. "Tower Air, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 494-097, April 1994. (Revised July 1995.)
- March 1993
- Supplement
Praxair: Creating a Board (B)
By: Jay W. Lorsch
Discusses the final formation of Praxair's board. Lists the members chosen with their backgrounds. Also describes the selection process of board members, and the structure and process of board meetings.
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Keywords:
Conferences;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Selection and Staffing;
Management Practices and Processes
Lorsch, Jay W. "Praxair: Creating a Board (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 493-065, March 1993.
- March 1993 (Revised September 1993)
- Case
Praxair: Creating a Board (A)
By: Jay W. Lorsch
Discusses the process a CEO/chairman goes through in creating a new board. Specifically, follows a CEO's decision-making process in selecting board members. Also includes decisions about the selection process for board members and the structure and process of board...
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Keywords:
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Decision Making;
Corporate Governance;
Conferences;
Business or Company Management;
Selection and Staffing
Lorsch, Jay W. "Praxair: Creating a Board (A)." Harvard Business School Case 493-038, March 1993. (Revised September 1993.)
- April 1991
- Case
First Atlantic Federal Corp.
By: Jay W. Lorsch
Lorsch, Jay W. "First Atlantic Federal Corp." Harvard Business School Case 491-123, April 1991.
- April 1991 (Revised July 1991)
- Supplement
RJR Nabisco Board: Guardians of the Gate? (B)
By: Jay W. Lorsch
The special committee of the RJR Nabisco board has extended the bidding deadline for the company by 10 days. The case explains the process by which Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and the management group bid against one another for ownership of RJR Nabisco. The board of...
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Keywords:
Leveraged Buyouts;
Situation or Environment;
Bids and Bidding;
Decision Making;
Managerial Roles;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Management Teams;
Consumer Products Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry
Lorsch, Jay W. "RJR Nabisco Board: Guardians of the Gate? (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 491-121, April 1991. (Revised July 1991.)
- February 1991 (Revised June 1993)
- Case
Ross Perot and General Motors
By: Jay W. Lorsch
In December, 1986 the General Motors Board of Directors must decide whether to accept the buyout agreement between GM and Ross Perot, a director of GM and its largest stockholder. The agreement called for GM to purchase all of Perot's GM shares in exchange for his...
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Keywords:
Leveraged Buyouts;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Stock Shares;
Resignation and Termination;
Business or Company Management;
Agreements and Arrangements
Lorsch, Jay W. "Ross Perot and General Motors." Harvard Business School Case 491-027, February 1991. (Revised June 1993.)
- June 1979 (Revised September 1980)
- Case
Biography of an Executive (A)
By: Jay W. Lorsch
Keywords:
Biography
Lorsch, Jay W. "Biography of an Executive (A)." Harvard Business School Case 479-040, June 1979. (Revised September 1980.)
- December 1970 (Revised October 1980)
- Case
David Alpert (B)
By: Jay W. Lorsch
Personal history of David Alpert, with emphasis on psychoanalytic developmental issues.
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Lorsch, Jay W. "David Alpert (B)." Harvard Business School Case 471-051, December 1970. (Revised October 1980.)
- December 1970 (Revised May 1983)
- Case
David Alpert (A)
By: Jay W. Lorsch
Interpersonal day-to-day dealings of a product manager with others in the division, including his comments on these dealings.
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Lorsch, Jay W. "David Alpert (A)." Harvard Business School Case 471-050, December 1970. (Revised May 1983.)
- September 1969 (Revised April 1978)
- Case
Tony Roderick (A)
By: Jay W. Lorsch
Lorsch, Jay W. "Tony Roderick (A)." Harvard Business School Case 470-055, September 1969. (Revised April 1978.)
- February 1963
- Case
Markham Instrument Co. (B)
By: Jay W. Lorsch
Lorsch, Jay W. "Markham Instrument Co. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 409-084, February 1963.
- February 1991 (Revised March 1995)
- Case
Alantar, Inc.
By: Jay W. Lorsch
The CEO and chairman of Alantar, Inc. is confronted with the problem of how to create a more effective board of directors and also how to provide for his own successor.
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Keywords:
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Management Succession;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Ecuador
Lorsch, Jay W. "Alantar, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 391-158, February 1991. (Revised March 1995.)
- December 1990 (Revised June 1991)
- Case
Ray Corey at Norton
By: Jay W. Lorsch
Lorsch, Jay W. "Ray Corey at Norton." Harvard Business School Case 391-105, December 1990. (Revised June 1991.)
- May 2014
- Article
How to Outsmart Activist Investors
By: Bill George and Jay W. Lorsch
We offer opinions on how management and corporate boards of directors can best manage investor relations with activist stockholders such as hedge funds who are demanding major changes within a corporation to improve stockholder return. Beverage industry firm PepsiCo is...
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Keywords:
Investment Activism
George, Bill, and Jay W. Lorsch. "How to Outsmart Activist Investors." Harvard Business Review 92, no. 5 (May 2014): 88–95.
- June 2012 (Revised September 2015)
- Case
Goldman Sachs Principles?
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Kathleen Durante
Lorsch, Jay W., and Kathleen Durante. "Goldman Sachs Principles?" Harvard Business School Case 412-148, June 2012. (Revised September 2015.)