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- 2011
- Working Paper
The Three Foundations of a Great Life, Great Leadership, and a Great Organization
By: Michael C. Jensen
I argue here that the three factors my co-authors and I identify as constituting the foundation for being a leader and the effective exercise of leadership can also be seen as the foundations not only for great leadership, but also for a high quality personal life and... View Details
Jensen, Michael C. "The Three Foundations of a Great Life, Great Leadership, and a Great Organization." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-122, May 2011.
- December 1998
- Supplement
General Bill Creech at Harvard Business School: October 6, 1995
By: Michael C. Jensen
General Bill Creech discusses motivation and change in the Tactical Air Command of the Air Force. View Details
Jensen, Michael C. "General Bill Creech at Harvard Business School: October 6, 1995." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 899-504, December 1998.
- October 1991 (Revised November 1996)
- Case
Gordon Cain and the Sterling Group (A)
By: Michael C. Jensen
A Houston-based LBO firm makes two petrochemical acquisitions that benefit from improved industry conditions and improved organizational performance. The LBOs generate huge increases in value, creating problems for managers, who have large, undiversified equity... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Value Creation; Business Exit or Shutdown; Leveraged Buyouts; Chemical Industry; Houston
Jensen, Michael C. "Gordon Cain and the Sterling Group (A)." Harvard Business School Case 492-021, October 1991. (Revised November 1996.)
- 1994
- Chapter
Takeovers: Their Causes and Consequences
By: Michael C. Jensen
Keywords: Acquisition
Jensen, Michael C. "Takeovers: Their Causes and Consequences." In Readings in Mergers and Acquisitions, edited by P. A. Gaughan. Cambridge, MA: Basil Blackwell, 1994. (Also published in Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol. 2, No. 1 (winter 1988); an abridged version forthcoming in Management Revolution: The Legacy of the Market for Corporate Control, (Harvard University Press))
- 1972
- Chapter
The Foundation and Current State of Capital Market Theory
By: Michael C. Jensen
Jensen, Michael C. "The Foundation and Current State of Capital Market Theory." In Studies in the Theory of Capital Markets, edited by M. C. Jensen. New York: Praeger, 1972.
- 1979
- Chapter
Toward a Theory of the Press
By: Michael C. Jensen
Jensen, Michael C. "Toward a Theory of the Press." In Economics and Social Institutions, edited by Karl Brunner. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 1979.
- 1976
- Chapter
Reflections on the State of Accounting Research and the Regulation of Accounting
By: Michael Jensen
Jensen, Michael. "Reflections on the State of Accounting Research and the Regulation of Accounting." In Conflicts and Compromises in Financial Reporting, edited by John C. Burton.Stanford Lectures in Accounting. Palo Alto, CA: Stanford Graduate School of Business, 1976.
- 16 Jun 2016
- News
How Shareholders Jumped to First in Line for Profits
- 1971
- Chapter
Risk, the Pricing of Capital Assets, and the Evaluation of Investment Portfolios
By: Michael Jensen
- 1986
- Chapter
Takeovers: The Controversy and the Evidence
By: Michael Jensen
Keywords: Acquisition
Jensen, Michael. "Takeovers: The Controversy and the Evidence." In Proceedings of the William G. Karnes Symposium on Mergers and Acquisitions, edited by Charles M. Linke. University of Illinois: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Bureau of Economic and Business Research, 1986.
- 1988
- Chapter
The Takeover Controversy: Analysis and Evidence
By: Michael Jensen
Keywords: Acquisition
Jensen, Michael. "The Takeover Controversy: Analysis and Evidence." In Knights, Raiders and Targets: The Impact of the Hostile Takeover, edited by John Coffee and Susan Rose-Ackerman. Oxford University Press, 1988. (Also in Midland Corporate Finance Journal, summer 1986; Stern, Stewart, & Chew, eds., Corporate Restructuring & Executive Compensation, Ballinger Pub, 1989; forthcoming in Jensen, Management Revolution, Harvard University Press.)
- 2000
- Book
Theory of the Firm: Governance, Residual Claims, and Organizational Forms
By: Michael C. Jensen
Jensen, Michael C. Theory of the Firm: Governance, Residual Claims, and Organizational Forms. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2000.
- summer 1994
- Article
Self-interest, Altruism, Incentives, and Agency Theory
By: Michael C. Jensen
Keywords: Theory
Jensen, Michael C. "Self-interest, Altruism, Incentives, and Agency Theory." Journal of Applied Corporate Finance 7, no. 2 (summer 1994): 40–45. (Reprinted in Michael C. Jensen, Foundations of Organizational Strategy, (Harvard University Press, 1998).)
- November 1989 (Revised December 1996)
- Supplement
Wisconsin Central Ltd. Railroad and Berkshire Partners (B): LBO Associations and Corporate Governance
By: Michael C. Jensen
Describes the resolution of the default situation. Further examines the internal control mechanisms and distinct role of the board of directors of a typical LBO association. View Details
Jensen, Michael C. "Wisconsin Central Ltd. Railroad and Berkshire Partners (B): LBO Associations and Corporate Governance." Harvard Business School Supplement 190-070, November 1989. (Revised December 1996.)
- 09 Jun 2008
- News
Now s Get Their Star Rankings, Too
- 1998
- Book
Foundations of Organizational Strategy
By: Michael C. Jensen
Jensen, Michael C. Foundations of Organizational Strategy. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1998.
- October 1991 (Revised November 1996)
- Supplement
Gordon Cain and the Sterling Group (B)
By: Michael C. Jensen
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Jensen, Michael C. "Gordon Cain and the Sterling Group (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 492-022, October 1991. (Revised November 1996.)