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- 1971
- Chapter
Risk, the Pricing of Capital Assets, and the Evaluation of Investment Portfolios
By: Michael Jensen
- 1986
- Chapter
Takeovers: The Controversy and the Evidence
By: Michael Jensen
Keywords:
Acquisition
Jensen, Michael. "Takeovers: The Controversy and the Evidence." In Proceedings of the William G. Karnes Symposium on Mergers and Acquisitions, edited by Charles M. Linke. University of Illinois: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Bureau of Economic and Business Research, 1986.
- 1988
- Chapter
The Takeover Controversy: Analysis and Evidence
By: Michael Jensen
Keywords:
Acquisition
Jensen, Michael. "The Takeover Controversy: Analysis and Evidence." In Knights, Raiders and Targets: The Impact of the Hostile Takeover, edited by John Coffee and Susan Rose-Ackerman. Oxford University Press, 1988. (Also in Midland Corporate Finance Journal, summer 1986; Stern, Stewart, & Chew, eds., Corporate Restructuring & Executive Compensation, Ballinger Pub, 1989; forthcoming in Jensen, Management Revolution, Harvard University Press.)
- 1976
- Chapter
Reflections on the State of Accounting Research and the Regulation of Accounting
By: Michael Jensen
Jensen, Michael. "Reflections on the State of Accounting Research and the Regulation of Accounting." In Conflicts and Compromises in Financial Reporting, edited by John C. Burton.Stanford Lectures in Accounting. Palo Alto, CA: Stanford Graduate School of Business, 1976.
- 16 Jun 2016
- News
How Shareholders Jumped to First in Line for Profits
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Executive Pay: Onward & Upward
departing executives soon become common practice. 1990 To better align executive pay with shareholder returns, academics — led by HBS professor Michael Jensen — and activists urge greater use of stock...
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- 1992
- Chapter
Arbitrage, Information Theft, and Insider Trading
By: Michael Jensen
Jensen, Michael. "Arbitrage, Information Theft, and Insider Trading." In New Palgrave Dictionary of Money and Finance, edited by Peter Newman, Murray Milgate, and John Eatwell. London: Macmillan Press, 1992. (Earlier version, Arbitrage, Information Theft, and the Mistaken Attack On Insider Trading, published in "Chief Financial Officer U.S.A.", John Thackray, ed. (Sterling Publications, London: 1988), pp. 114-115.)
- 1972
- Chapter
The Performance of Mutual Funds in the Period 1945-1964
By: Michael Jensen
Jensen, Michael. "The Performance of Mutual Funds in the Period 1945-1964." In Investment Management: Some Readings, edited by J. Lorie and R. Brealey. Praeger, 1972. (Previously published in Journal of Finance (May, 1968))
- 1998
- Chapter
Divisional Performance Measurement
By: Michael Jensen
Jensen, Michael. "Divisional Performance Measurement." In Foundations of Organizational Strategy, by Michael C. Jensen, 345–361. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1998.
- 2011
- Working Paper
The Three Foundations of a Great Life, Great Leadership, and a Great Organization
By: Michael C. Jensen
I argue here that the three factors my co-authors and I identify as constituting the foundation for being a leader and the effective exercise of leadership can also be seen as the foundations not only for great leadership, but also for a high quality personal life and...
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Jensen, Michael C. "The Three Foundations of a Great Life, Great Leadership, and a Great Organization." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-122, May 2011.
- December 1998
- Supplement
General Bill Creech at Harvard Business School: October 6, 1995
By: Michael C. Jensen
General Bill Creech discusses motivation and change in the Tactical Air Command of the Air Force.
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Jensen, Michael C. "General Bill Creech at Harvard Business School: October 6, 1995." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 899-504, December 1998.
- October 1991 (Revised November 1996)
- Case
Gordon Cain and the Sterling Group (A)
By: Michael C. Jensen
A Houston-based LBO firm makes two petrochemical acquisitions that benefit from improved industry conditions and improved organizational performance. The LBOs generate huge increases in value, creating problems for managers, who have large, undiversified equity...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Value Creation;
Business Exit or Shutdown;
Leveraged Buyouts;
Chemical Industry;
Houston
Jensen, Michael C. "Gordon Cain and the Sterling Group (A)." Harvard Business School Case 492-021, October 1991. (Revised November 1996.)
- 1977
- Chapter
The Debasement of Contracts and the Decline of Capital Markets
By: Michael C. Jensen
Jensen, Michael C. "The Debasement of Contracts and the Decline of Capital Markets." In The World Capital Shortage, edited by Alan Heslop. Indianapolis, IN: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1977.
- 2004
- Working Paper
Agency Costs of Overvalued Equity
By: Michael C. Jensen
Jensen, Michael C. "Agency Costs of Overvalued Equity." ECGI Working Paper Series in Finance, No. 39-2004, May 2004. (This paper is drawn from The Agency Cost of Overvalued Equity and the Current State of Corporate Finance (Keynote Lecture, European Financial Management Association), London, June 2002. It is also included in the Negotiation, Organizations and Markets Research Paper Series, Harvard NOM Research Paper No. 04-26.)
- 1998
- Book
Foundations of Organizational Strategy
By: Michael C. Jensen
Jensen, Michael C. Foundations of Organizational Strategy. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1998.
- October 1991 (Revised November 1996)
- Supplement
Gordon Cain and the Sterling Group (B)
By: Michael C. Jensen
Supplements the (A) case.
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Jensen, Michael C. "Gordon Cain and the Sterling Group (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 492-022, October 1991. (Revised November 1996.)