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  • 2010
  • Working Paper

Beyond Agency Theory: The Hidden and Heretofore Inaccessible Power of Integrity (PDF file of Keynote Slides)

By: Michael C. Jensen and Werner Erhard

There is far too much concern today about the conflicts of interest between people; for example, conflicts of interest between agents and owners—historically a favorite topic of Jensen—and not enough attention paid to the damage caused by an individual's conflict of... View Details

Keywords: Moral Sensibility; Lawfulness; Production; Organizations; Performance Improvement; Agency Theory; Conflict of Interests; Trust; Competitive Advantage; Value Creation
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Jensen, Michael C., and Werner Erhard. "Beyond Agency Theory: The Hidden and Heretofore Inaccessible Power of Integrity (PDF file of Keynote Slides)." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-068, February 2010.
  • 2003
  • Chapter

What's a Director to Do?

By: Michael C. Jensen and Joseph Fuller
Keywords: Managerial Roles; Decision Making
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Jensen, Michael C., and Joseph Fuller. "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. Cambridge, MA: Perseus Publishing, 2003.
  • 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.)
  • 1972
  • Chapter

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
  • Chapter

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.
  • 1992
  • Chapter

Specific and General Knowledge and Organizational Structure

By: Michael C. Jensen and William H. Meckling
Keywords: Organizational Structure; Knowledge
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Jensen, Michael C., and William H. Meckling. "Specific and General Knowledge and Organizational Structure." In Contract Economics, edited by L. Werin and H. Wijkander. Oxford, U.K.: Blackwell Publishers, 1992. (Reprinted in Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, (Fall 1995) and Michael C. Jensen, Foundations of Organizational Strategy, (Harvard University Press, 1998).)
  • 2011
  • Working Paper

CEO Bonus Plans: And How to Fix Them

By: Kevin J. Murphy and Michael C. Jensen
Almost all CEO and executive bonus plans have serious design flaws that limit their benefits dramatically. Such poorly designed executive bonus plans destroy value by providing incentives to manipulate the timing of earnings, mislead the board about organizational... View Details
Keywords: Business Earnings; Competency and Skills; Cost of Capital; Executive Compensation; Risk Management; Performance Evaluation; Projects; Motivation and Incentives; Value
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Murphy, Kevin J., and Michael C. Jensen. "CEO Bonus Plans: And How to Fix Them." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 12-022, October 2011.
  • May – June 1990
  • Article

CEO Incentives: It's Not How Much You Pay, But How

By: Michael C. Jensen and Kevin J. Murphy
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Jensen, Michael C., and Kevin J. Murphy. "CEO Incentives: It's Not How Much You Pay, But How." Harvard Business Review 68, no. 3 (May–June 1990): 138–153.
  • November 1991
  • Case

Newhall Land and Farming Co. (B)

By: James I. Cash Jr. and Michael C. Jensen
Keywords: Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
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Cash, James I., Jr., and Michael C. Jensen. "Newhall Land and Farming Co. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 192-050, November 1991.
  • 1972
  • Chapter

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.
  • 1985
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Stockholder, Manager, and Creditor Interests: Applications of Agency Theory

By: Michael Jensen and Clifford W. Smith Jr.
Keywords: Agency Theory; Business and Shareholder Relations; Financing and Loans; Credit; Borrowing and Debt
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Jensen, Michael, and Clifford W. Smith Jr. "Stockholder, Manager, and Creditor Interests: Applications of Agency Theory." In Recent Advances in Corporate Finance, edited by E. I. Altman and M. G. Subrahmanyam. Homewood, IL: Richard D. Irwin, 1985. (Reprinted in Theory of the Firm: Governance, Residual Claims, and Organizational Forms, (Harvard University Press, 2000).)
  • 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).)
  • September 1998
  • Teaching Note

Gordon Cain and the Sterling Group Series TN

By: Michael C. Jensen and Brian Barry
Teaching Note for (9-492-021) and (9-492-022). View Details
Keywords: Banking Industry; Chemical Industry; Houston
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Jensen, Michael C., and Brian Barry. "Gordon Cain and the Sterling Group Series TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 899-051, September 1998.
  • June 1991
  • Teaching Note

Fighton, Inc. (A) and (B), Teaching Note

By: Michael C. Jensen and Karen Wruck
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Jensen, Michael C., and Karen Wruck. "Fighton, Inc. (A) and (B), Teaching Note." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 491-111, June 1991.
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