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  • 06 Aug 2014
  • What Do You Think?

What Is Warren Bennis’s Legacy?

sustenance for many of us helping prepare students for leadership.) His legacy is found in other influential practitioners and scholars of leadership. As I prepared the original piece on Bennis, Jay Lorsch, a colleague, reminded me that... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Education
  • fall 2002
  • Article

Creating Competitive Advantage in the Knowledge Economy

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Thomas J. Tierney
Keywords: Competitive Advantage; Knowledge; Economy
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  • 2003
  • Other Unpublished Work

Limits to Board Effectiveness

By: Krishna G. Palepu and Jay W. Lorsch
Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards
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  • February 1991
  • Supplement

Raymond Jackson (B)

By: Jay W. Lorsch and James E Sailer
Explains Jackson's reasons for his decision and describes the result of the proxy fight for control of the board. View Details
Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Conflict and Resolution
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  • January 1968 (Revised August 1980)
  • Case

Inland Steel Corp.

By: Jay W. Lorsch and John J. Gabarro
Keywords: Steel Industry
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  • October 22, 2009
  • Article

The Capital Question

By: Robert G. Eccles Jr. and Jay W. Lorsch
Keywords: Capital
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  • 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

  • December 1980 (Revised February 1981)
  • Case

Progressive Corp. (A)

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Robert G. Eccles Jr.
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  • 2011
  • Book

Challenges to Business in the Twenty-First Century

By: Gerald Rosenfeld, Jay W. Lorsch and Rakesh Khurana
Keywords: Problems and Challenges
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  • Article

Culture Is Not the Culprit: When Organizations Are in Crisis, It's Usually Because the Business Is Broken

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Emily McTague
When organizations get into big trouble, fixing the culture is usually the prescription. That's what most everyone said GM needed to do after its recall crisis in 2014—and ever since, CEO Mary Barra has been focusing on creating "the right environment" to promote... View Details
Keywords: Culture; Cultural Reform; Organizational Culture; Crisis Management; Business Processes
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  • March 2015
  • Supplement

McKinsey & Co. - Protecting its Reputation (A) and (B)

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Emily McTague
The presentation supplement is designed to be used in conjunction with the case "McKinsey & Co. - Protecting its Reputation (A) and (B)," HBS No. 414-021 and 414-022. View Details
Keywords: Corporate Accountability; Leadership; Leadership & Corporate Accountability; Leadership Development; Leadership Style; Organizational Culture; Construction Industry; North America
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  • June 2013 (Revised October 2013)
  • Case

Tim Blanchard at Jones Mendel & Co. (Abridged)

By: Jay W. Lorsch and John Gabarro
Tim Blanchard struggles to balance all the demands facing him as a partner of a consulting firm. He must decide how to serve clients, mentor his people, provide strategy and direction to the high-tech group, and spend time with family. View Details
Keywords: Business or Company Management; Management Style; Partners and Partnerships; Work-Life Balance; Problems and Challenges; Management Teams; Consulting Industry
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  • July 1999 (Revised October 2001)
  • Case

Quickturn Design Systems, Inc. (D)

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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  • August 2010 (Revised March 2012)
  • Supplement

The Dow Acquisition of Rohm and Haas (C)

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Melissa Barton
The global economy entered a crippling recession in the fourth quarter of 2008 and Dow lost its primary source of funding for its planned acquisition of Rohm and Haas. View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Financial Crisis; Financing and Loans; Chemical Industry
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  • June 2009
  • Supplement

Executive Remuneration at Royal Dutch Shell (B)

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Kaitlyn Simpson
At the 2009 Shell annual meeting, the majority of shareholders vote against the exclusive pay package. The B case compares the remuneration committee perspective (and their rationale for using discretion to award the bonuses) as well as the shareholder perspective (and... View Details
Keywords: Voting; Corporate Governance; Governance Controls; Executive Compensation; Business and Shareholder Relations; Perspective; Energy Industry
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  • July 2008 (Revised September 2010)
  • Case

Sony Ericsson WTA Tour (A)

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Kaitlyn Simpson
Larry Scott, the new CEO of the Women's Tennis Association, arrives amidst turmoil. Players and tournaments clash over opposing interests. As a result, the board members who represent them are equally divided and feel conflicted about their role. They aren't sure how... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Leadership; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Conflict of Interests; Cooperation; Sports Industry
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  • October 2006 (Revised January 2008)
  • Case

Allianz AG: Becoming a European Company

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Alexis Chernak
Focuses on the decision made by leadership at Allianz AG, the German insurance and financial services company, to complete a cross-border merger with the Italian insurance and financial services company, RAS. Allianz, however, could not complete the cross-border merger... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Organization; Decision Choices and Conditions; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Governing and Advisory Boards; Laws and Statutes; European Union; Germany; Italy
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  • November 2005
  • Supplement

Michael Ovitz and The Walt Disney Company (B)

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Alexis Chernak
Keywords: Entertainment and Recreation Industry
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