Publications

August 2003
Case

SEC Proposal for Nomination of Directors by Shareholders

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Ashley Robertson

Describes the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's 2003 proposal to allow shareholders to nominate a "short slate" of directors for the board of listed companies. Includes comment letters for and against the proposal. View Details

Keywords: Corporate Governance; Management Teams; Business and Shareholder Relations; United States

June 1999
Case

Furr's/Bishop's, Inc. (A)

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Katharina Pick

Keywords: Food; Food and Beverage Industry; United States

Article

The Chairman's Job Description

By: Jay W. Lorsch and A. Zelleke

Keywords: Management; Jobs and Positions

2005
Chapter

The Professionalization of Corporate Directors

By: Martin Lipton and Jay W. Lorsch

Keywords: Management Teams; Governing and Advisory Boards

November 1990 (Revised June 1991)
Case

American Airlines (A): Strategy in the 1990s

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Gary W. Loveman

American Airlines is pursuing a growth strategy through international and domestic route expansion. At the same time, the airline is working hard to cut costs while trying to provide the best customer service possible. Is this strategy achievable given the recent surge... View Details

Keywords: Expansion; Air Transportation; Cost Management; Customer Focus and Relationships; Growth and Development Strategy; Air Transportation Industry; United States

December 1980 (Revised February 1981)
Case

Allied Stores Corp. (B)

By: Milton P. Brown and Jay W. Lorsch

Keywords: Retail Industry

April 1985
Supplement

Xerox Corp.: Fred Henderson, VP Corporate Quality Office, Video

By: John P. Kotter and Jay W. Lorsch

May 2006
Article

The Board of Directors and the Company Lawyers

By: Jay W. Lorsch and John L. Howard

Keywords: Governance; Employees; Law

Article

A Visit to Board 'Central Casting'

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Colin B. Carter

March 1967
Case

TRW Systems Group (D)

By: Jay W. Lorsch and John J. Gabarro

1973
Book

Managing Diversity and Interdependence

By: J. W. Lorsch and Stephen A. Allen III

Keywords: Management; Diversity

February 2014
Teaching Note

Olympus (A)

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Suraj Srinivasan

As 2012 approached the woes of the financial crisis seemed to be fading, companies were resuming business as usual and some of the scrutiny on corporate governance practices began to recede as well. That is until another major financial scandal emerged in Japan in the... View Details

Keywords: Accounting; Corporate Governance; Corporate Accountability; Electronics Industry; Japan

January 2013
Teaching Plan

The American National Red Cross (TP)

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Michael Norris

December 2012
Article

Shareholder's Value?: Reassessing Investors' Functions

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Justin Fox

This article examines the three functions shareholders are supposed to provide: money, information, and discipline. View Details

Keywords: Shareholders; Investors; Business and Shareholder Relations

July 1999 (Revised December 2005)
Case

Quickturn Design Systems, Inc. (G)

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Katharina Pick

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Patents; Governing and Advisory Boards; Behavior; Lawsuits and Litigation; Organizations; Acquisition; Corporate Governance; Service Industry

April 2011 (Revised December 2013)
Case

Boardroom Change in Norway

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Melissa Barton

In 2003, the Norwegian Parliament amended the Public Limited Companies Act in order to achieve greater representation of women on corporate boards. According to the amendment, all state-owned companies and public limited companies were required to have at least 40%... View Details

Keywords: Laws and Statutes; Gender; Corporate Governance; Norway

August 2010 (Revised March 2012)
Supplement

The Dow Acquisition of Rohm and Haas (D)

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Melissa Barton

Dow's board and management team worked on arranging appropriate financing to complete the acquisition of Rohm and Haas. Meanwhile, the board of Rohm and Haas filed suit against Dow after it delayed the completion of the acquisition. View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Financing and Loans; Governing and Advisory Boards; Lawsuits and Litigation; Management Teams; Chemical Industry

March 2009 (Revised December 2009)
Case

Relational Investors and Home Depot (A)

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Kaitlyn Simpson

In 2006, amidst shareholder upset over CEO Robert Nardelli's compensation and Home Depot's declining stock price, Relational Investors decided to further investigate the situation. As experts in turning around underperforming and undervalued companies, Relational's... View Details

Keywords: Restructuring; Financial Management; Investment; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Ownership Stake; Business and Shareholder Relations; Corporate Strategy