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  • 1995
  • Chapter

U.S. Corporate Governance: Lessons from the 1980s

By: Michael C. Jensen and Donald Chew
Keywords: Corporate Governance; United States
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Jensen, Michael C., and Donald Chew. "U.S. Corporate Governance: Lessons from the 1980s." In The Portable MBA in Investment, edited by P. Bernstein. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1995. (Abridged version published in Theory of the Firm: Governance, Residual Claims, and Organizational Forms, (Harvard University Press, 2000).)
  • June 1991 (Revised November 1996)
  • Supplement

Fighton, Inc. (B)

By: Michael C. Jensen and Karen Wruck
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Jensen, Michael C., and Karen Wruck. "Fighton, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 391-265, June 1991. (Revised November 1996.)
  • September 1990 (Revised November 1996)
  • Case

Fighton, Inc. (A)

By: Michael C. Jensen and Karen Wruck
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Jensen, Michael C., and Karen Wruck. "Fighton, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 391-056, September 1990. (Revised November 1996.)
  • December 1996
  • Case

Case of the Colored Post-It Notes

By: Carliss Y. Baldwin, Michael C. Jensen and Karen Wruck
An example of how policies about budgeting and resource decisions are commonly misallocated is presented. View Details
Keywords: Budgets and Budgeting; Policy; Resource Allocation
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Baldwin, Carliss Y., Michael C. Jensen, and Karen Wruck. "Case of the Colored Post-It Notes." Harvard Business School Case 897-069, December 1996.
  • 09 Mar 2010
  • First Look

First Look: March 9

conditions of state ownership, the tale told by The Big Ditch serves as a vital and object lesson for those who question the ability of governments to run companies effectively. Bold Retreat: A New Strategy for Old Technologies... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 05 May 2009
  • First Look

First Look: May 5, 2009

  Working PapersRegional Trade Integration and Multinational Firm Strategies Authors:Pol Antrás and C. Fritz Foley Abstract This paper analyzes the effects of the formation of a regional trade agreement on the level and nature of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 1972
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Risk and the Discount Rate for Public Investment

By: Michael C. Jensen and Martin J. Bailey
Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Investment; Public Sector
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Jensen, Michael C., and Martin J. Bailey. "Risk and the Discount Rate for Public Investment." In Studies in the Theory of Capital Markets, edited by M. C. Jensen. New York: Praeger, 1972.
  • October 1990
  • Article

The Structure and Governance of Enterprise

By: Michael C. Jensen and Richard S. Ruback
Keywords: Governance; Business Ventures
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Jensen, Michael C., and Richard S. Ruback. "The Structure and Governance of Enterprise.", edited by Michael C. Jensen and Richard S. Ruback. Journal of Financial Economics 27, no. 2 (October 1990).
  • 1994
  • Chapter

Separation of Ownership and Control

By: Michael C. Jensen and Eugene F. Fama
Keywords: Ownership; Power and Influence; Governance
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Jensen, Michael C., and Eugene F. Fama. "Separation of Ownership and Control." In Management of Non-profit Organizations, edited by S. M. Oster. Dartmouth Publishing, 1994. (Also published in Journal of Law and Economics, Vol. 26, No. 2 (June, 1983) and Michael C. Jensen, Foundations of Organizational Strategy, (Harvard University Press, 1998).)
  • 1977
  • Other Unpublished Work

Democracy in Crisis

By: Michael C. Jensen and William H. Meckling
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Jensen, Michael C., and William H. Meckling. "Democracy in Crisis." 1977.
  • 2009
  • Working Paper

Specific Knowledge and Divisional Performance Measurement

By: Michael C. Jensen and William H. Meckling
This paper discusses five common divisional performance measurement methods—cost centers, revenue centers, profit centers, investment centers, and expense centers—providing a theory that explains when each of these methods is likely to be the most efficient. The... View Details
Keywords: Business Units; Business Headquarters; Decisions; Cost; Investment; Investment Return; Profit; Revenue; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Managerial Roles; Performance Efficiency; Strategy
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Jensen, Michael C., and William H. Meckling. "Specific Knowledge and Divisional Performance Measurement." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-025, September 2009.
  • summer 1994
  • Journal Article

The Nature of Man

By: Michael C. Jensen and William H. Meckling
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Jensen, Michael C., and William H. Meckling. "The Nature of Man." Journal of Applied Corporate Finance 7, no. 2 (summer 1994): 4–19. (Reprinted in Michael C. Jensen, Foundations of Organizational Strategy, (Harvard University Press, 1998).)
  • 17 Dec 2013
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First Look: December 17

  Publications August 2013 Harvard Business Review Press Can China Lead? Reaching the Limits of Power and Growth By: Abrami, Regina M., William C. Kirby, and F. Warren McFarlan Abstract—At the time of the American Revolution, China was... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 2010
  • Working Paper

CREATING LEADERS WORKSHOP: Mastering the Principles and Effective Delivery of 'The Ontological Leadership Course' (PDF File of PowerPoint Slides)

By: Werner Erhard, Michael C. Jensen, Kari L. Granger and Joseph J. DiMaggio M.D.
This workshop is designed to support participants in gaining mastery in the delivery of our new course: "Being A Leader and the Effective Exercise of Leadership: An Ontological Model." The Workshop was delivered at the United States Air Force Academy (July 13 - 16,... View Details
Keywords: Curriculum and Courses; Values and Beliefs; Globalization; Policy; Leadership Development; Goals and Objectives; Performance Capacity; Social and Collaborative Networks
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Erhard, Werner, Michael C. Jensen, Kari L. Granger, and Joseph J. DiMaggio M.D. "CREATING LEADERS WORKSHOP: Mastering the Principles and Effective Delivery of 'The Ontological Leadership Course' (PDF File of PowerPoint Slides)." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-002, October 2010.
  • September 1998 (Revised September 1998)
  • Teaching Note

Wisconsin Central Ltd. Railroad and Berkshire Partners Series TN

By: Michael C. Jensen and Brian Barry
Teaching Note for (9-190-062), (9-190-070), and (9-891-509). View Details
Keywords: Rail Industry
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Jensen, Michael C., and Brian Barry. "Wisconsin Central Ltd. Railroad and Berkshire Partners Series TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 899-050, September 1998. (Revised September 1998.)
  • 2002
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What's a Director to Do?

By: Michael C. Jensen and Joseph Fuller
Keywords: Decision Making
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Jensen, Michael C., and Joseph Fuller. "What's a Director to Do?" Harvard NOM Research Paper, October 2002.
  • 1984
  • Book

The Modern Theory of Corporate Finance

By: Michael C. Jensen and Clifford H. Smith Jr.
Keywords: Corporate Finance
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Jensen, Michael C. and Clifford H. Smith Jr., eds. The Modern Theory of Corporate Finance. McGraw-Hill, 1984.
  • June 2022
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Conservatism Gets Funded? A Field Experiment on the Role of Negative Information in Novel Project Evaluation

By: Jacqueline N. Lane, Misha Teplitskiy, Gary Gray, Hardeep Ranu, Michael Menietti, Eva C. Guinan and Karim R. Lakhani
The evaluation and selection of novel projects lies at the heart of scientific and technological innovation, and yet there are persistent concerns about bias, such as conservatism. This paper investigates the role that the format of evaluation, specifically information... View Details
Keywords: Project Evaluation; Innovation; Knowledge Frontier; Information Sharing; Negativity Bias; Projects; Innovation and Invention; Information; Knowledge Sharing
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Lane, Jacqueline N., Misha Teplitskiy, Gary Gray, Hardeep Ranu, Michael Menietti, Eva C. Guinan, and Karim R. Lakhani. "Conservatism Gets Funded? A Field Experiment on the Role of Negative Information in Novel Project Evaluation." Management Science 68, no. 6 (June 2022): 4478–4495.
  • 1972
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Random Walks and Technical Theories: Some Additional Evidence

By: George A. Benington and Michael C. Jensen
Keywords: Mathematical Methods
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Benington, George A., and Michael C. Jensen. "Random Walks and Technical Theories: Some Additional Evidence." In Security Evaluation and Portfolio Analysis, edited by E. Elton and M. Gruber. Prentice Hall, 1972. (Also published in Journal of Finance (May 1970) and Investment Management: Some Readings, J. Lorie and R. Brealey, Editors (Praeger Publishers, 1972).)
  • 2003
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What's a Director to Do?

By: Joseph B. Fuller and Michael C. Jensen
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Fuller, Joseph B., and Michael C. Jensen. "What's a Director to Do?" In Best Practice: Ideas and Insights from the World’s Foremost Business Thinkers, edited by Tom Brown and Robert Heller, 243–250. Basic Books, 2003.
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