Jay W. Lorsch - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Mar 2018
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‘We were just doing what needed to be done’

our three colleagues, I would serve as the inaugural head of the organization, which we named the Afro-American Student Union. WILLIS: All of us worked with the HBS administration and faculty—especially Professors Paul Lawrence, Jay... View Details

01 Mar 2017
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Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2017

of the most powerful political and economic jobs in the world, this book charts Al-Naimi’s extraordinary rise to power. Dual Transformation: How to Reposition Today’s Business and Create the Future by Scott D. Anthony (MBA 2001), Clark Gilbert (DBA 2001), and Mark... View Details

01 Apr 2002
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University Elections

Ed.M. ’84; BS ’74, University of New Hampshire. Head of School, Castilleja School. Palo Alto, CA. Andres W. Lopez, AB ’92, JD ’95. Attorney; Senior Law Clerk to U.S. District Judge Jay A. Garcia-Gregory. San... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Government

01 Sep 2018
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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 A. Shutzer (MBA... View Details

01 Jun 1999
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Where Main Street Meets Wall Street

have made an important contribution to both the democratization and the strengthening of the American economy," says HBS professor Jay O. Light, an expert on the financial services industry. And now, according to Light and other... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

01 Feb 1997
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Leading the Way In Negotiation and Decision Making

other alternatives. Sebenius specializes in multiparty negotiations, especially in international, financial, and public-private contexts. With Professor Jay O. Light of the Finance unit and Professor Richard F. Meyer, he is exploring ways... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

01 Sep 2011
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Coming Full Circle

(MBA 1972) has parlayed a lifelong interest in the field of organizational behavior into two careers. Encouraged by HBS professors Jay Lorsch and Paul Lawrence, Nadler pursued a PhD in the subject at the... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

25 Mar 2021
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Alumni Honor Nitin Nohria and Support His Legacy

million to the School in his name. With characteristic humility and honoring a process set by his predecessor, Dean Jay Light, Nohria stressed the importance of allocating these funds to advance the future priorities of his successor,... View Details

01 Jun 1997
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Blockbuster Deals

included in the postmerger integration plan based on the respective firm's quality of IT assets and management." Two Heads Aren't Better Than One All these potential problems become moot if there's resistance at the very top. The worst-case scenario, says Professor... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons and Nancy O. Perry

01 Sep 2006
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Private Sector and Public Interest Meet at Global Leadership Forum

Interest.” Declaring that nothing could be more important in the 21st century than the forum’s theme, Dean Jay Light recalled in his opening remarks that the School’s founders conceived of HBS as “a school of public service and business”... View Details

01 Sep 2018
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September 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books

resilience of childhood. The High Potential’s Advantage: Get Noticed, Impress Your Bosses, and Become a Top Leader by Jay Conger (DBA 1985) and Allan Church HBR Press Being seen as a high-potential leader is essential to reaching your... View Details

01 Feb 1997
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Made, Not Born: HBS Courses and Entrepreneurial Management

provide us only with high valuation." Entrepreneurial Finance is currently taught by Professors Howard Stevenson and Jay Light, and Senior Lecturers Joe Lassiter and Ed Zschau. Entrepreneurship in the Social Sector Funding cutbacks,... View Details

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