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- November 2009 (Revised July 2012)
- Case
Board Leadership at Entergy Corporation
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Melissa Barton
Wayne Leonard became CEO of Entergy in 1999. After serving as CEO for close to eight years, the Entergy Board named Leonard Chairman and CEO. View Details
Lorsch, Jay W., and Melissa Barton. "Board Leadership at Entergy Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 410-061, November 2009. (Revised July 2012.)
- May – June 2010
- Article
The Pay Problem
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Rakesh Khurana
Lorsch, Jay W., and Rakesh Khurana. "The Pay Problem." Harvard Magazine (May–June 2010).
- June 2009
- Case
The Role of the Audit Committee in Risk Oversight
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Kaitlyn Simpson
An audit committee chair considers how he can help his committee become more effective given the increasing regulatory demands on audit committees. He also wrestles with the lack of specificity in audit committee duties and whether his committee should take on... View Details
Keywords: Accounting Audits; Corporate Governance; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Governing and Advisory Boards; Laws and Statutes; Risk Management
Lorsch, Jay W., and Kaitlyn Simpson. "The Role of the Audit Committee in Risk Oversight." Harvard Business School Case 409-016, June 2009.
- March 2009 (Revised December 2009)
- Supplement
Relational Investors and Home Depot (B)
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Kaitlyn Simpson
Lorsch, Jay W., and Kaitlyn Simpson. "Relational Investors and Home Depot (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 409-082, March 2009. (Revised December 2009.)
- July 2008 (Revised September 2010)
- Supplement
Sony Ericsson WTA Tour (B)
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Kaitlyn Simpson
Keywords: Electronics Industry
Lorsch, Jay W., and Kaitlyn Simpson. "Sony Ericsson WTA Tour (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 409-019, July 2008. (Revised September 2010.)
- September 2007 (Revised September 2010)
- Case
ValueAct: Shareholder in the Boardroom
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Alexis Chernak
ValueAct, a San Francisco investment firm, makes an investment in PerSe Technologies. The partners of ValueAct build relationships with the PerSe board and management. Eventually ValueAct is given a seat on the PerSe board and is able to influence a significant imprint... View Details
Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Investment; Business and Shareholder Relations; Financial Services Industry; San Francisco
Lorsch, Jay W., and Alexis Chernak. "ValueAct: Shareholder in the Boardroom." Harvard Business School Case 408-007, September 2007. (Revised September 2010.)
- Article
Should the CEO be the Chairman?
By: Jay W. Lorsch and A. Zelleke
Keywords: Management
Lorsch, Jay W., and A. Zelleke. "Should the CEO be the Chairman?" Art. 46214. MIT Sloan Management Review 46, no. 2 (Winter 2005): 71–74.
- 2002
- Other Unpublished Work
Making Sure Independent Doesn't Mean Ignorant
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Colin Carter
Keywords: Knowledge Use and Leverage
Lorsch, Jay W., and Colin Carter. "Making Sure Independent Doesn't Mean Ignorant." October 2002.
- December 1980 (Revised February 1981)
- Case
Allied Stores Corp. (B)
By: Milton P. Brown and Jay W. Lorsch
Keywords: Retail Industry
Brown, Milton P., and Jay W. Lorsch. "Allied Stores Corp. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 381-087, December 1980. (Revised February 1981.)
- April 1985
- Supplement
Xerox Corp.: Fred Henderson, VP Corporate Quality Office, Video
By: John P. Kotter and Jay W. Lorsch
Kotter, John P., and Jay W. Lorsch. "Xerox Corp.: Fred Henderson, VP Corporate Quality Office, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 885-519, April 1985.
- May 2006
- Article
The Board of Directors and the Company Lawyers
By: Jay W. Lorsch and John L. Howard
Lorsch, Jay W., and John L. Howard. "The Board of Directors and the Company Lawyers." Directors Monthly 30, no. 5 (May 2006): 1–6.
- Article
A Visit to Board 'Central Casting'
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Colin B. Carter
Lorsch, Jay W., and Colin B. Carter. "A Visit to Board 'Central Casting'." Directors & Boards 28, no. 1 (Fall 2003): 25–30.
- March 1967
- Case
TRW Systems Group (D)
By: Jay W. Lorsch and John J. Gabarro
Lorsch, Jay W., and John J. Gabarro. "TRW Systems Group (D)." Harvard Business School Case 413-066, March 1967.
- 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.
- 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.)
- July 1999 (Revised December 2005)
- Case
Quickturn Design Systems, Inc. (F)
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
Lorsch, Jay W., and Katharina Pick. "Quickturn Design Systems, Inc. (F)." Harvard Business School Case 400-011, July 1999. (Revised December 2005.)
- July 1999
- Case
Quickturn Design Systems, Inc. (C)
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
Lorsch, Jay W., and Katharina Pick. "Quickturn Design Systems, Inc. (C)." Harvard Business School Case 400-004, July 1999.
- July 1999 (Revised April 2001)
- Case
Quickturn Design Systems, Inc. (B)
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
Lorsch, Jay W., and Katharina Pick. "Quickturn Design Systems, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 400-003, July 1999. (Revised April 2001.)