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Enterprise, 1923–1941. New York: Atheneum, 1968. Fisher, Douglas A. The Epic of Steel. 1st ed. New York: Harper & Row, 1963. --- Steel in the War. New York: United States Steel Corporation, 1946. --- Steel Making in America. New York:... View Details

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 poses this provacative question to HBS Working Knowledge... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

01 Jun 2003
News

Batten Gift to Support Residential Campus

Spangler Center — a community gathering place made possible by C.D. (“Dick”) Spangler, Jr. (MBA ’56) and his family — and Hawes Hall, a new classroom building made possible by a gift from Beverly and Rodney A. Hawes, Jr. (MBA ’69). Also... View Details

Keywords: Jeffrey L. Cruikshank

2005
Book

Restoring Trust in American Business

By: Jay W. Lorsch, Leslie Berlowitz and A. Zelleke

Keywords: Trust; Business Ventures; United States

July 1992 (Revised May 1996)
Background Note

Note on Commodity Futures

By: Kenneth A. Froot, Jay O. Light and Nancy Donohue

Describes how commodity futures work, what products and exchanges are available, and who the players in the commodity markets are. Also presents a careful discussion of the pricing of futures in commodity markets, focusing on cost of carry and risk premium approaches,... View Details

Keywords: Futures and Commodity Futures

Educators

February 2001
Article

Unbalanced Boards

By: Jay W. Lorsch, A. Zelleke and Katharina Pick

01 Sep 2018
News

HBS Fund Council

Andreas E. Stavropoulos (MBA 1997) Jehad Verjee (MBA 2011) COUNCIL MEMBERS James A. Attwood (JD/MBA 1984) Brent W. Gledhill (MBA 1997) Ian D. Highet (MBA 1994) Ian K. Loring (MBA 1993) Andrew M. Paul (MBA 1983) William View Details

1999
Other Unpublished Work

The Federal Budget and the States: Fiscal Year 1998

By: Dutch Leonard, Jay H. Walder and Jose A. Acevedo

Keywords: Sovereign Finance; Budgets and Budgeting; Government and Politics; United States

February 1996 (Revised June 1996)
Teaching Note

General Mills Board and Strategic Planning and Lukens Inc., The: The Melters' Committee (A) & (B) TN

By: Jay W. Lorsch, Cynthia A. Montgomery and Lisa J. Chadderdon

Teaching Note for (9-491-117), (9-493-070), and (9-493-071). View Details

Keywords: Strategic Planning; Governing and Advisory Boards; Joint Ventures; Sales; Strategy; Managerial Roles; Steel Industry

30 Aug 2011
First Look

First Look: August 30

Africa Project (B) David A. Thomas and Stephanie J. CrearyHarvard Business School Supplement 412-028 This case continues the story of the evolution of GE's business initiatives Africa. Between November 2010 and March 2011 several... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

September 1994
Case

Investing in China

By: Kenneth A. Froot, Jay O. Light and Jon Headley

Keywords: Investment; China

July 1992 (Revised January 1995)
Case

An Investment Linked to Commodity Futures

By: Kenneth A. Froot, Jay O. Light and Nancy Donohue

Describes a new investment which is linked to an index of commmodity futures prices. Explores how the index is constructed, how commodity futures (as opposed to other futures and spot prices) behave, and what the portfolio impacts of such an investment might be. View Details

Keywords: Commodity Market; Investment Management; Portfolio Management; Financial Markets; Investment; Investment Portfolio; Futures and Commodity Futures

Educators

June 2005
Supplement

Hancock Land Company and Hancock Lumber Company (VHS Video)

By: John A. Davis, Dwight B. Crane and Jay W. Lorsch

Keywords: Forest Products Industry; Real Estate Industry

01 Apr 1997
News

Facing the Music

industry's release of an unprecedented total of twenty thousand new titles. Is there trouble brewing for the business with a beat, a virtually recession-free industry for the past fifty years? To shed some light on the situation, the Bulletin spoke with View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso

10 Nov 2009
First Look

First Look: Nov. 10

L. Bower Publication:Chap. 9 in Boardroom Realities: Building Leaders Across Your Board, edited by Jay A. Conger, 253-275. Jossey-Bass, 2009 Book link:... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Feb 1997
News

Made, Not Born: HBS Courses and Entrepreneurial Management

Course descriptions by Elaine Gottlieb, Judith A. Ross, and John Simon (sidebars by Elaine Gottlieb) Whether they come to HBS with a business plan in mind or become entrepreneurially inclined later in their careers, students who take HBS... View Details

June 2005
Supplement

Hancock Land Company and Hancock Lumber Company (DVD)

By: John A. Davis, Dwight B. Crane, Kelly Mulderry and Jay W. Lorsch

Keywords: Forest Products Industry; Real Estate Industry