Jay W. Lorsch
There are 7 articles for this faculty member.
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Jay W. Lorsch is the Louis E. Kirstein Professor of Human Relations at Harvard Business School.
Rising CEO Pay: What Directors Should Do
| Published: | September 13, 2006 |
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| Feature: | Op-Ed |
Compensation committees are under pressure to keep CEO pay high, even as shareholders and the media agitate for moderation. The solution? Boards of directors need better competitive information and an ear to what shareholders are saying, says Jay Lorsch.
Published in 2004
The New CEO's Wrong Message
| Published: | November 1, 2004 |
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| Feature: | Research & Ideas |
Any new CEO who tries to wield power unilaterally will pay for it, according to Harvard Business School professors Michael E. Porter, Jay W. Lorsch, and Nitin Nohria. An excerpt from Harvard Business Review.
Published in 2003
How to Build a Better Board
| Q&A with: | Jay W. Lorsch |
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| Published: | December 22, 2003 |
| Feature: | Research & Ideas |
Boards need to work smarter and with a design in mind, says professor Jay Lorsch. Lorsch discusses his new book Back to the Drawing Board, co-written with Colin B. Carter.
Fixing Corporate Governance: A Roundtable Discussion at Harvard Business School
| Q&A with: | Brian J. Hall, Paul M. Healy, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Nancy F. Koehn, Jay W. Lorsch, and Krishna G. Palepu |
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| Published: | January 20, 2003 |
| Feature: | Views on News |
Bad business practices on a huge scale have made corporate governance Topic A of late. In a roundtable discussion, Harvard Business School professors Krishna Palepu, Jay Lorsch, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Nancy Koehn, Brian Hall, and Paul Healy explore guidelines for change.
Published in 2002
A Cure for Enron-Style Audit Failures
| Published: | May 13, 2002 |
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| Feature: | Op-Ed |
In an opinion piece in the Financial Times, Harvard Business School professor Jay Lorsch argues for legislation to create an independent, self-regulatory organization to oversee accounting firms. Enron, he says, is not an isolated incident.
Star Power! How to Win in Professional Services
| Published: | April 29, 2002 |
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| Feature: | Research & Ideas |
Leaders of professional service firms face challenges unknown to most other CEOs. Jay W. Lorsch, an HBS professor, and Thomas J. Tierney, of The Bridgespan Group, explain why, in this excerpt from their new book Aligning the Stars: How to Succeed When Professionals Drive Results. Plus: Q&A with Jay Lorsch
Published in 2000
Leading Professional Service Firms
| Q&A with: | Jay W. Lorsch |
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| Published: | May 2, 2000 |
| Feature: | Research & Ideas |
Firms in the $80 billion professional services industry all face the same fundamental challenge: aligning their most valuable assets—the talents of their employees—with the strategy and organization of the firm. In this interview, HBS Professor Jay Lorsch, chair of the Executive Education program Leading Professional Service Firms, discusses the role these firms play in the world's economy and the keys to their success.
