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Jay W. Lorsch
Jay W. Lorsch is the Louis Kirstein Professor of Human Relations at the Harvard Business School. He is editor of View Details
- 13 Sep 2006
- Op-Ed
Rising CEO Pay: What Directors Should Do
long-term trend has been for CEO pay to rise along with the pay for other senior executives, and it is now twice as much as that of CEOs in major European countries, according to Towers Perrin, a global consultancy. A recent study published View Details
Keywords: by Jay W. Lorsch
- 11 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: ’The Future of Boards’
with better defining the board's role is also linked to their views on board involvement in shaping company strategy. Both questions turn on another matter: how well the board understands the company. Reprinted by permission of Harvard... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Lorsch
- 29 Apr 2002
- Research & Ideas
Star Power! How to Win in Professional Services
new strategic initiative without the buy-in of the senior stars who will have to lead and fund the effort.— Jay W. Lorsch and Thomas J. Tierney Finally, there's the important... View Details
Keywords: by Jay W. Lorsch & Thomas J. Tierney
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
CEO Compensation Troubles
higher pay, putting even greater pressure on compensation committees. — Jay W. Lorsch is the Louis E. Kirstein Professor of Human Relations at HBS and an expert in corporate... View Details
- 09 Jul 2013
- Research & Ideas
Catching Up With Boards--Jay Lorsch
performance and succession, corporate strategy, and executive compensation. In a recent interview at Harvard Business School, governance expert Jay Lorsch, the School's Louis Kirstein Professor of Human Relations, offered his insights.... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- 13 May 2002
- Op-Ed
A Cure for Enron-Style Audit Failures
efficient and cheaper methods that undermine quality audits. The audit committee must have the leadership, independence and information to oversee the auditors and their relationship with the management.— Jay View Details
- 20 Oct 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Seven Things That Surprise New CEOs
released On Competition, Porter collects his most influential articles from HBR, and adds new work on health care, philanthropy, social responsibility, and leadership. This excerpt, coauthored with Harvard Business School professors Jay... View Details
- 31 Oct 2004
- Research & Ideas
The New CEO’s Wrong Message
Bearing full responsibility for a company's success or failure, but being unable to control most of what will determine it. Having more authority than anyone else in the organization, but being unable to wield it without unhappy consequences. Sound like a tough job? It... View Details
- 18 Apr 2022
- Video
Professor Jay Lorsch: Listening
- 22 Apr 2022
- News
Professor Jay Lorsch: Listening
- 09 Sep 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
Perspectives from the Boardroom--2009
- Article
A Conversation with Jay Lorsch: Is the Minority Yelling Too Loud?
By: Jay W. Lorsch and William J. Holstein
Keywords: Groups and Teams
Lorsch, Jay W., and William J. Holstein. "A Conversation with Jay Lorsch: Is the Minority Yelling Too Loud?" Q&A. Directorship 33, no. 1 (February–March 2007).
- 24 May 2013
- News
P&G Looks for Steve Jobs-Like Sequel by Recalling ex-CEO
- 14 Dec 2021
- Op-Ed
To Change Your Company's Culture, Don't Start by Trying to Change the Culture
systems. Not much happens from pure culture conversations because they don’t result in a clear idea of what needs to change and how it will be changed to reinforce key strategic priorities.” Harvard Business School professor Jay View Details
Keywords: by Michael Beer
- 22 Dec 2003
- Research & Ideas
How to Build a Better Board
board members current, and the behaviors that lead to successful teamwork at the board level. HBS Working Knowledge's Martha Lagace recently talked with Lorsch about his findings. Martha Lagace: Tell us why the design element of corporate... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- October 1993
- Supplement
United Way of America: Governance in the Nonprofit Sector (B), Kenneth W. Dam Becomes Interim President
By: Jay W. Lorsch
Analyzes the measures taken by the United Way of America (UWA) and its board of governors in response to the 1992 Washington Post reports that lead to the UWA scandal. View Details
Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Newspapers; Nonprofit Organizations; United States
Lorsch, Jay W. "United Way of America: Governance in the Nonprofit Sector (B), Kenneth W. Dam Becomes Interim President." Harvard Business School Supplement 494-033, October 1993.
- Awards
National Association of Corporate Directors. Directorship Corporate Governance Hall of Fame
By: Jay W. Lorsch
Jay W. Lorsch was elected to Directorship magazine's Corporate Governance Hall of Fame in 2009. Hall of Fame members are a select number of exemplary individuals who have so uniquely contributed to the shape of modern corporate governance that they deserve special... View Details
- 11 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Future of Boards
In discussions that continue to swirl in the aftermath of the financial crisis, the question of corporate governance's role is often front and center. In The Future of Boards: Meeting the Governance Challenges of the Twenty-First Century, Harvard Business School... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna