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  • February 1991 (Revised June 1993)
  • Case

Ross Perot and General Motors

By: Jay W. Lorsch
In December, 1986 the General Motors Board of Directors must decide whether to accept the buyout agreement between GM and Ross Perot, a director of GM and its largest stockholder. The agreement called for GM to purchase all of Perot's GM shares in exchange for his... View Details
Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Mergers and Acquisitions; Stock Shares; Resignation and Termination; Business or Company Management; Agreements and Arrangements
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  • June 1979 (Revised September 1980)
  • Case

Biography of an Executive (A)

By: Jay W. Lorsch
Keywords: Biography
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  • December 1970 (Revised October 1980)
  • Case

David Alpert (B)

By: Jay W. Lorsch
Personal history of David Alpert, with emphasis on psychoanalytic developmental issues. View Details
Keywords: Social Psychology; Personal Development and Career
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  • December 1970 (Revised May 1983)
  • Case

David Alpert (A)

By: Jay W. Lorsch
Interpersonal day-to-day dealings of a product manager with others in the division, including his comments on these dealings. View Details
Keywords: Business Divisions; Interpersonal Communication; Management Teams
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  • September 1969 (Revised April 1978)
  • Case

Tony Roderick (A)

By: Jay W. Lorsch
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  • February 1963
  • Case

Markham Instrument Co. (B)

By: Jay W. Lorsch
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  • February 1991 (Revised March 1995)
  • Case

Alantar, Inc.

By: Jay W. Lorsch
The CEO and chairman of Alantar, Inc. is confronted with the problem of how to create a more effective board of directors and also how to provide for his own successor. View Details
Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Management Succession; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Ecuador
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  • December 1990 (Revised June 1991)
  • Case

Ray Corey at Norton

By: Jay W. Lorsch
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  • 04 Apr 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research, April 4

Understanding Boards of Directors: A Systems Perspective By: Lorsch, Jay W. Abstract—In this essay, my goal is to explore why, despite the tireless efforts of talented people, research on corporate... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 13 May 2014
  • First Look

First Look: May 13

purpose to create an impact on their organizations and the leader's own self-actualization. Publisher's link: http://hbr.org/2014/05/from-purpose-to-impact/ar/1 August 2013 Harvard Business Review How to Outsmart Activist Investors By: George, Bill, and View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Research Summary

Say on Pay

By: Jay W. Lorsch
This project is examining, on a continuing basis, the evolving practice of allowing shareholders to have a vote on top executive compensation. The expected product will be an article explaining the limitations of this effort to give shareholders voice. View Details
  • May 1981 (Revised June 1986)
  • Case

C.R. Bard, Inc.

By: Jay W. Lorsch
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Understanding Boards of Directors: A Systems Perspective

By: Jay W. Lorsch
In this essay, my goal is to explore why, despite the tireless efforts of talented people, research on corporate governance has been slow and uneven, and where that research should turn to next to be most valuable to practitioners. My belief is that the most fruitful... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Boards; Business Admnistration; Social Systems; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; System
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  • May 2004 (Revised March 2005)
  • Case

SOX-POX?

By: Jay W. Lorsch
Describes the experiences of audit committee chairmen in responding to and implementing the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Teaching Purpose: To help students understand the impact of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act on audit committees. View Details
Keywords: Government Legislation; Financial Reporting; Laws and Statutes; Accounting Audits
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  • February 2001 (Revised October 2006)
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McDuffy, Arms & Ginsberg

By: Jay W. Lorsch
Describes the musings of the managing partner of a law firm as he returns from an executive education program. He thinks about the many issues confronting him and his firm. Teaching Purpose: To prepare executive education participants to return to their companies and... View Details
Keywords: Executive Education; Leadership; Management; Legal Services Industry
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  • March 1999
  • Teaching Note

Lyondell Petrochemical Company TN

By: Jay W. Lorsch
Teaching Note for (9-498-028). View Details
Keywords: Chemical Industry
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  • April 1994 (Revised August 1996)
  • Case

American Express (A)

By: Jay W. Lorsch
In January 1993, the American Express board met to decide who would succeed James D. Robinson, III as chairman and CEO. The board needed to act in the spotlight of intense media and investor scrutiny, and after leaks had revealed that there was a conflict among the... View Details
Keywords: Decision Making; Corporate Governance; Resignation and Termination; Leadership; Management Succession; Performance Evaluation
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  • March 1992
  • Supplement

Allegheny International Board (B)

By: Jay W. Lorsch
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  • April 1991 (Revised July 1991)
  • Case

RJR Nabisco Board: Guardians of the Gate? (A)

By: Jay W. Lorsch
Charles Hugel, the chairman of RJR Nabisco, receives a call from RJR Nabisco's CEO, Ross Johnson; Johnson plans to present an LBO plan to the board of directors at the board meeting the following week. The case details Hugel's actions as chairman, and describes the... View Details
Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Situation or Environment; Bids and Bidding; Decision Making; Managerial Roles; Governing and Advisory Boards; Management Teams; Consumer Products Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
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  • October 1980
  • Supplement

Biography of an Executive (B): Spouse's Perspective

By: Jay W. Lorsch
Keywords: Managerial Roles
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