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  • July 2013 (Revised October 2013)
  • Supplement

United Rentals (B)

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Kathleen Durante
In April 2012, Jenne Britell, the Chairman of the board of directors of United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI) was preparing her notes for an upcoming stockholders' meeting. It was a meeting unlike most other meetings she had chaired. Stockholders were about to vote on a... View Details
Keywords: Boards Of Directors; Board Committees; Chairman; Governing and Advisory Boards; Corporate Governance; Construction Industry; North America
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  • June 2011
  • Case

Trouble in Islandia; Computer Associates 2001 - 2004

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Melissa Barton
The Board of Directors of Computer Associates deals with pressure from the U.S. Department of Justice as its members try to gain better insight into the accounting practices of the company's top management team. View Details
Keywords: Problems and Challenges; Corporate Governance; Management Teams; Ethics; Practice; Florida; United States
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  • 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. View Details
Keywords: Financial Crisis; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Business and Government Relations; Governing and Advisory Boards; Management Teams; Restructuring; Financial Services Industry
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  • August 2010 (Revised March 2012)
  • Supplement

The Dow Acquisition of Rohm and Haas (E)

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Melissa Barton
Dow completed the acquisition of Rohm and Haas and escaped a battle in a Delaware courtroom View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Legal Liability; Managerial Roles; Complexity
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  • July 2009 (Revised June 2011)
  • Case

RiskMetrics Group

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Kaitlyn Simpson
RiskMetrics Group, a risk and governance consultancy, had a great deal of influence on U.S. companies. This case examines the history and growth of the company, the governance services it offers, the extent of its impact on shareholders, the controversy surrounding its... View Details
Keywords: Conflict of Interests; Risk Management; Governing and Advisory Boards; Corporate Governance; Power and Influence; Consulting Industry; United States
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  • October 2006 (Revised October 2006)
  • Case

DLA Piper: Becoming a Global Firm

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Alexis Chernak
Focuses on DLA Piper, a global law firm resulting from the merger of the combined U.S. firm Piper Rudnick Gray Cary and the British firm DLA. At the time of the merger, the firms had similar strategies for the future and approaches to clients. While figuring out some... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Global Strategy; Leadership; Alignment; Expansion; Legal Services Industry; United States
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  • July 2004 (Revised August 2004)
  • Case

On Becoming a Board Member

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Ashley Robertson
A Hispanic executive is considering whether to join the board of directors of a company and receives advice from several more experienced directors. Teaching Purpose: To focus on the issues related to joining a board of directors. View Details
Keywords: Management; Leadership; Ethnicity; Governing and Advisory Boards
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  • August 2003
  • Case

SEC Proposal for Nomination of Directors by Shareholders

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Ashley Robertson
Describes the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's 2003 proposal to allow shareholders to nominate a "short slate" of directors for the board of listed companies. Includes comment letters for and against the proposal. View Details
Keywords: Corporate Governance; Management Teams; Business and Shareholder Relations; United States
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  • June 1999
  • Case

Furr's/Bishop's, Inc. (A)

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Katharina Pick
Keywords: Food; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
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  • Article

The Chairman's Job Description

By: Jay W. Lorsch and A. Zelleke
Keywords: Management; Jobs and Positions
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  • 2005
  • Chapter

The Professionalization of Corporate Directors

By: Martin Lipton and Jay W. Lorsch
Keywords: Management Teams; Governing and Advisory Boards
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  • 21 Dec 2008
  • News

Shareholders Seek More Say on Pay

  • 12 Oct 2009
  • News

Masters of Corporate Governance

  • 31 Aug 2009
  • News

A Failure to Communicate

  • 30 Sep 2009
  • News

HBS study goes inside the boardroom

  • 08 Nov 2009
  • News

Longtime friends face public scrutiny

  • February 2014
  • Teaching Note

Olympus (A)

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Suraj Srinivasan
As 2012 approached the woes of the financial crisis seemed to be fading, companies were resuming business as usual and some of the scrutiny on corporate governance practices began to recede as well. That is until another major financial scandal emerged in Japan in the... View Details
Keywords: Accounting; Corporate Governance; Corporate Accountability; Electronics Industry; Japan
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  • January 2013
  • Teaching Plan

The American National Red Cross (TP)

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Michael Norris
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  • December 2012
  • Article

Shareholder's Value?: Reassessing Investors' Functions

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Justin Fox
This article examines the three functions shareholders are supposed to provide: money, information, and discipline. View Details
Keywords: Shareholders; Investors; Business and Shareholder Relations
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  • July 1999 (Revised December 2005)
  • Case

Quickturn Design Systems, Inc. (G)

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Katharina Pick
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Patents; Governing and Advisory Boards; Behavior; Lawsuits and Litigation; Organizations; Acquisition; Corporate Governance; Service Industry
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