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- 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.)
- August 2010 (Revised March 2012)
- Case
The Dow Acquisition of Rohm and Haas (A)
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Melissa Barton
The Rohm and Haas Board decided how to move forward after its largest shareholder chose to sell all of its shares in the company. View Details
Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Leadership; Management Teams; Ownership Stake; Business and Shareholder Relations; Chemical Industry
Lorsch, Jay W., and Melissa Barton. "The Dow Acquisition of Rohm and Haas (A)." Harvard Business School Case 411-001, August 2010. (Revised March 2012.)
- June 2009
- Case
Executive Remuneration at Royal Dutch Shell (A)
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Kaitlyn Simpson
The remuneration committee at Shell decided to exercise their discretionary power to award five top executives a bonus for 2008, even though they had not met the necessary performance measures under the compensation plan. Proxy advisors RiskMetrics and the British... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Governance; Governance Controls; Executive Compensation; Performance Evaluation; Business and Shareholder Relations; Energy Industry
Lorsch, Jay W., and Kaitlyn Simpson. "Executive Remuneration at Royal Dutch Shell (A)." Harvard Business School Case 409-126, June 2009.
- July 2008 (Revised September 2010)
- Supplement
Sony Ericsson WTA Tour (C)
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Kaitlyn Simpson
Keywords: Electronics Industry
Lorsch, Jay W., and Kaitlyn Simpson. "Sony Ericsson WTA Tour (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 409-020, July 2008. (Revised September 2010.)
- December 2007 (Revised October 2008)
- Supplement
The American National Red Cross (B)
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Eliot Sherman
Lorsch, Jay W., and Eliot Sherman. "The American National Red Cross (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 408-041, December 2007. (Revised October 2008.)
- 2003
- Book
Back to the Drawing Board: Designing Corporate Boards for a Complex World
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Colin Carter
Lorsch, Jay W., and Colin Carter. Back to the Drawing Board: Designing Corporate Boards for a Complex World. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 2003.
- 17 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 17
institutional theory, managers, and policymakers. What Good Are Shareholders? Authors:Justin Fox and Jay W. Lorsch Publication:Harvard Business Review 90, nos. 7-8 (July-August... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 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.
- October 22, 2009
- Article
The Capital Question
By: Robert G. Eccles Jr. and Jay W. Lorsch
Keywords: Capital
Eccles, Robert G., Jr., and Jay W. Lorsch. "The Capital Question." Legal Week (October 22, 2009), 21.
- July 2003
- Article
Building A Bench
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Thomas J. Tierney
Lorsch, Jay W., and Thomas J. Tierney. "Building A Bench." American Lawyer (July 2003).
- September 1982 (Revised July 1984)
- Case
McCord Corp.--1977
By: Milton P. Brown and Jay W. Lorsch
Brown, Milton P., and Jay W. Lorsch. "McCord Corp.--1977." Harvard Business School Case 483-024, September 1982. (Revised July 1984.)
- January 1976
- Background Note
Managing Change, Part I: The Problem of Resistance
By: John P. Kotter and Jay W. Lorsch
Keywords: Change Management
Kotter, John P., and Jay W. Lorsch. "Managing Change, Part I: The Problem of Resistance." Harvard Business School Background Note 476-102, January 1976.