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- February 2005 (Revised March 2005)
- Case
The P&G Acquisition of Gillette
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Ashley Robertson
Raises issues about the role of boards of directors in compensating CEOs and, specifically, the rewards granted to CEOs for arranging a change-of-control for their companies. View Details
Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Acquisition; Corporate Governance; Consumer Products Industry; United States
Lorsch, Jay W., and Ashley Robertson. "The P&G Acquisition of Gillette." Harvard Business School Case 405-082, February 2005. (Revised March 2005.)
- 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... View Details
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.)
- 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.
- 05 Jan 2009
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles and Working Papers 2008
shape strategy. We excerpt a portion on advice for new CEOs, written with HBS faculty Jay W. Lorsch and Nitin Nohria. 3. Why Don't Managers Think Deeply? Professor Jim Heskett... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 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 2012
- Article
Viewing U.S. Economic Prospects Through a Demographic Lens
By: Jay W. Lorsch and David E. Bloom
- April 2008
- Article
Leading from the Boardroom
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Robert C. Clark
Lorsch, Jay W., and Robert C. Clark. "Leading from the Boardroom." Harvard Business Review 86, no. 4 (April 2008): 104–111. (R0804G.)
- 2002
- Book
Aligning the Stars: How to Succeed When Professionals Drive Results
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Thomas J. Tierney
Lorsch, Jay W., and Thomas J. Tierney. Aligning the Stars: How to Succeed When Professionals Drive Results. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 2002.
- 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... View Details
Keywords: Investment Activism
George, Bill, and Jay W. Lorsch. "How to Outsmart Activist Investors." Harvard Business Review 92, no. 5 (May 2014): 88–95.