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The Dow Acquisition of Rohm and Haas (E)
Lorsch, Jay W.Case HBS-411005-ELeadership and People ManagementDow completed the acquisition of Rohm and Haas and escaped a battle in a Delaware courtroomStarting at €5.74
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CEO Evaluation at Dayton Hudson (Spanish version)
Lorsch, Jay W.; Sailer, James E.Case HBS-408S14Leadership and People ManagementDescribes the Dayton Hudson CEO evaluation process, one of the most intensive in corporate America today. The board of directors' role in the evaluation is examined, as is the question of whether the Dayton Hudson CEO evaluation process should serve as a model for other corporations.Starting at €8.20
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El Consejo de General Mills y la Dirección Estratégica
Lorsch, Jay W.; Sailer, James E.Case HBS-415S18StrategyExamina los Molinos Junta General de papel de Gestión en la empresa conjunta de General Mills con Nestlé S.A. a los cereales vender fuera de América del Norte. Se plantea la cuestión más general de la función apropiada para el consejo de administración en la formulación de estrategias.Starting at €8.20
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Hess Corporation
Lorsch, Jay W.; Durante, KathleenCase HBS-413126-ELeadership and People ManagementOn January 29, 2013, Elliott Management, a hedge fund run by Paul E. Singer that owned 4.5% of Hess Corporation stock, put forward a slate of five independent directors it wanted elected to improve the company's performance. Elliott argued that Hess lacked focus and was distracted by ventures outside its core exploration and production business. Further it argued that John Hess, CEO and son of the founder, of being more interested in "maintaining...Starting at €8.20
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United Rentals (B) (Spanish Version)
Lorsch, Jay W.; Durante, KathleenCase HBS-414S09Leadership and People ManagementPara maximizar su eficacia, los casos de color deben imprimirse en color. En abril de 2012, Jenne Britell, el Presidente del Consejo de Administración de United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI) estaba preparando sus notas para un próximo encuentro de los accionistas. Fue una reunión a diferencia de otras reuniones que había presidido. Accionistas estaban a punto de votar sobre una transacción que fue quizás el último cumplimiento de la visión original d...Starting at €5.74
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Goldman Sachs Principles
Lorsch, Jay W.; Durante, KathleenCase HBS-412148-ELeadership and People ManagementStarting at €8.20
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Jazztel
Lorsch, Jay W.; McTague, EmilyCase HBS-415042-ELeadership and People ManagementIn October 2004 Fern ndez Pujals, founder of Telepizza, an international home delivery pizza business, bought 24.9% of Jazztel ( 90 million), a telecom company. At the time, Jazztel that was near bankruptcy and needed a capital injection to finish the year. Over the next ten years, Fern ndez Pujals led the restructuring of Jazztel's debt, reached an agreement with the former monopoly Telef nica, set up internal call centers, and transformed ...Starting at €8.20
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Why Good Governance Matters
Lorsch, Jay W.; Canals, Jordi; Campa, Jose Manuel; Ormazabal, Gaizka; McCall, Allan L.Dossier DOS-21-EAccounting and Control, Corporate Governance, StrategyBoards need to close the rifts left by the crisis and be open to change, for the long-term success of business.Starting at €15.00
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RiskMetrics Group
Lorsch, Jay W.; Simpson, KaitlynCase HBS-410008-ELeadership and People ManagementRiskMetrics Group, a risk and governance consultancy, had a great deal of influence on U.S. companies. This case examines the history and growth of the company, the governance services it offers, the extent of its impact on shareholders, the controversy surrounding its conflicts of interest, and the impact it has had on directors.Starting at €8.20
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Olympus (B)
Lorsch, Jay W.; Srinivasan, Suraj; Durante, KathleenCase HBS-413075-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case outlines Michael Woodford's awards and honors, after having been fired from Olympus in October 2011. It discusses the repercussions following an investigation into the fraud and the report which was released thereafter. It also discusses the lawsuit that followed (filed by Woodford against Olympus), its settlement, and the new Olympus board and the fate of the Olympus executives who were at Olympus while the scandal occurred.Starting at €5.74