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      • 2012
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      Putting Integrity into Finance: A Purely Positive Approach

      By: Werner Erhard and Michael C. Jensen
      We summarize our new positive theory of integrity that has no normative content, and argue that there are large gains from putting integrity into finance—into both the theory and practice of finance. We define integrity as being whole and complete and unbroken. We...  View Details
      Keywords: Finance; Ethics; Theory; Practice; Change
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      Erhard, Werner, and Michael C. Jensen. "Putting Integrity into Finance: A Purely Positive Approach." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 12-074, April 2012. (NBER Working Paper Series, No. 19986, April 2014.)
      • 2012
      • Working Paper

      Author-Level Eigenfactor Metrics: Evaluating the Influence of Authors, Institutions and Countries within the SSRN community

      By: Jevin D. West, Michael C. Jensen, Ralph J. Dandrea, Gregg Gordon and Carl T. Bergstrom
      In this paper, we show how the Eigenfactor® score, originally designed for ranking scholarly journals, can be adapted to rank the scholarly output of authors, institutions, and countries based on author-level citation data. Using the methods described herein, we...  View Details
      Keywords: Body of Literature; Measurement and Metrics; Networks; Rank and Position; Research; Motivation and Incentives
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      West, Jevin D., Michael C. Jensen, Ralph J. Dandrea, Gregg Gordon, and Carl T. Bergstrom. "Author-Level Eigenfactor Metrics: Evaluating the Influence of Authors, Institutions and Countries within the SSRN community." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 12-068, February 2012.
      • 2011
      • Other Unpublished Work

      Pioneers in Finance: An Interview with Michael C. Jensen - Part 1

      By: Michael C. Jensen and Ralph A. Walkling
      This interview is first of a two-part series in which Professor Ralph Walkling, the Stratakis Chair in Corporate Governance and Executive Director of the Center for Corporate Governance at Drexel University, interviews Professor Michael C. Jensen, Jesse Isidor Straus...  View Details
      Keywords: Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Research; Financial Crisis; Compensation and Benefits; Agency Theory
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      Jensen, Michael C., and Ralph A. Walkling. "Pioneers in Finance: An Interview with Michael C. Jensen - Part 1." December 2011. (Barbados Group Working Paper No. 10-12, Harvard Business School NOM Unit Working Paper No. 11-045.)
      • 2011
      • Other Unpublished Work

      Pioneers in Finance: An Interview with Michael C. Jensen - Part 2

      By: Michael C. Jensen and Ralph A. Walkling
      This interview is Part 2 of a two-part series in which Professor Ralph Walkling, the Stratakis Chair in Corporate Governance and Executive Director of the Center for Corporate Governance at Drexel University, interviews Professor Michael C. Jensen, Jesse Isidor Straus...  View Details
      Keywords: Corporate Governance; Ethics; Research; Markets; Leadership
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      Jensen, Michael C., and Ralph A. Walkling. "Pioneers in Finance: An Interview with Michael C. Jensen - Part 2." December 2011. (Barbados Group Working Paper No. 11-05.)
      • 2011
      • Working Paper

      CEO Bonus Plans: And How to Fix Them

      By: Kevin J. Murphy and Michael C. Jensen
      Almost all CEO and executive bonus plans have serious design flaws that limit their benefits dramatically. Such poorly designed executive bonus plans destroy value by providing incentives to manipulate the timing of earnings, mislead the board about organizational...  View Details
      Keywords: Business Earnings; Competency and Skills; Cost of Capital; Executive Compensation; Risk Management; Performance Evaluation; Projects; Motivation and Incentives; Value
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      Murphy, Kevin J., and Michael C. Jensen. "CEO Bonus Plans: And How to Fix Them." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 12-022, October 2011.
      • 2012
      • Chapter

      Creating Leaders: An Ontological/Phenomenological Model

      By: Michael C. Jensen, Werner Erhard and Kari L. Granger
      The sole objective of our ontological/phenomenological approach to creating leaders is to leave students actually being leaders and exercising leadership effectively as their natural self-expression. By "natural self-expression" we mean a way of being and acting in any...  View Details
      Keywords: Leadership Development; Attitudes; Behavior; Experience and Expertise; Knowledge Acquisition
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      Jensen, Michael C., Werner Erhard, and Kari L. Granger. "Creating Leaders: An Ontological/Phenomenological Model." Chap. 16 in The Handbook for Teaching Leadership: Knowing, Doing, and Being, edited by Scott Snook, Nitin Nohria, and Rakesh Khurana. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2012.
      • 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...  View Details
      Keywords: Leadership; Organizations; Performance Effectiveness; Work-Life Balance; Strategy; Value
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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.
      • 2010
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      A 'Value-Free' Approach to Values (PDF File of PowerPoint Slides)

      By: Michael C. Jensen and Werner Erhard
      We argue here that the three factors we identify as constituting the foundation for being a leader and the effective exercise of leadership can also be seen as "A 'Value-Free' Approach to Values" that proves to be very effective in allowing students to acquire the...  View Details
      Keywords: Leadership Development; Attitudes; Values and Beliefs
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      Jensen, Michael C., and Werner Erhard. "A 'Value-Free' Approach to Values (PDF File of PowerPoint Slides)." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-010, October 2010.
      • 2010
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      Being a Leader and the Effective Exercise of Leadership: An Ontological Model (PDF File of PowerPoint Slides)

      By: Werner Erhard, Michael C. Jensen and Kari Granger

      This presentation is based on our research program over the last seven years in which our objective has been to rigorously distinguish leader and leadership and to create a technology for providing access to being a leader and exercising leadership effectively (in...  View Details

      Keywords: Curriculum and Courses; Innovation and Invention; Leadership Development; Goals and Objectives; Research and Development; Attitudes; Perception; Technology; United States
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      Erhard, Werner, Michael C. Jensen, and Kari Granger. "Being a Leader and the Effective Exercise of Leadership: An Ontological Model (PDF File of PowerPoint Slides)." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-124, October 2010.
      • 2010
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      Course Materials For: 'Being a Leader and the Effective Exercise of Leadership - An Ontological Model'

      By: Werner H. Erhard, Michael C. Jensen, Steve Zaffron and Kari L. Granger
      This course is designed to leave students being leaders and exercising leadership effectively as their natural self-expression - rather than attempting to learn the characteristics, styles, and skills of noteworthy leaders, and then trying to remember and apply them...  View Details
      Keywords: Curriculum and Courses; Leadership Development; Research; Science; Attitudes
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      Erhard, Werner H., Michael C. Jensen, Steve Zaffron, and Kari L. Granger. "Course Materials For: 'Being a Leader and the Effective Exercise of Leadership - An Ontological Model'." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-038, October 2010.
      • 2010
      • Working Paper

      CREATING LEADERS WORKSHOP: Mastering the Principles and Effective Delivery of 'The Ontological Leadership Course' (PDF File of PowerPoint Slides)

      By: Werner Erhard, Michael C. Jensen, Kari L. Granger and Joseph J. DiMaggio M.D.
      This workshop is designed to support participants in gaining mastery in the delivery of our new course: "Being A Leader and the Effective Exercise of Leadership: An Ontological Model." The Workshop was delivered at the United States Air Force Academy (July 13 - 16,...  View Details
      Keywords: Curriculum and Courses; Values and Beliefs; Globalization; Policy; Leadership Development; Goals and Objectives; Performance Capacity; Social and Collaborative Networks
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      Erhard, Werner, Michael C. Jensen, Kari L. Granger, and Joseph J. DiMaggio M.D. "CREATING LEADERS WORKSHOP: Mastering the Principles and Effective Delivery of 'The Ontological Leadership Course' (PDF File of PowerPoint Slides)." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-002, October 2010.
      • 2010
      • Working Paper

      Creating Leaders: An Ontological Model

      By: Werner Erhard, Michael C. Jensen and Kari L. Granger
      The sole objective of our ontological approach to creating leaders is to leave students actually being leaders and exercising leadership effectively as their natural self-expression. By "natural self-expression" we mean a way of being and acting in any leadership...  View Details
      Keywords: Leadership Development; Goals and Objectives; Science; Attitudes; Perspective
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      Erhard, Werner, Michael C. Jensen, and Kari L. Granger. "Creating Leaders: An Ontological Model." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-037, October 2010.
      • 2010
      • Working Paper

      A New Paradigm of Individual, Group and Organizational Performance

      By: Werner Erhard, Michael C. Jensen and The Barbados Group
      "The committee is therefore unable to draw conclusions, based on scientific evidence, on what does or does not work to enhance organizational performance" —Committee on Techniques for the Enhancement of Human Performance of the U.S. National Research Council Commission...  View Details
      Keywords: Organizations; Performance Improvement; Research; Opportunities
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      Erhard, Werner, Michael C. Jensen, and The Barbados Group. "A New Paradigm of Individual, Group and Organizational Performance." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-006, July 2010.
      • 2010
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      Introductory Reading for Being a Leader and the Effective Exercise of Leadership: An Ontological Model

      By: Werner Erhard, Michael C. Jensen, Steve Zaffron and Kari L. Granger
      This paper is the sixth of six pre-course reading assignments for an experimental leadership course developed by the authors over five years (2004-2008) at the U. of Rochester Simon School of Business working with students, alumni, executives, and faculty from various...  View Details
      Keywords: Leadership Development; Curriculum and Courses; Strategy; Performance Capacity; Attitudes; Behavior; United States; Netherlands; Texas
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      Erhard, Werner, Michael C. Jensen, Steve Zaffron, and Kari L. Granger. "Introductory Reading for Being a Leader and the Effective Exercise of Leadership: An Ontological Model." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-091, April 2010.
      • 2010
      • Working Paper

      Just Say No to Wall Street: Putting A Stop to the Earnings Game

      By: Joseph Fuller and Michael C. Jensen

      Putting an end to the "earnings game" requires that CEOs reclaim the initiative by avoiding earnings guidance and managing expectations in such a way that their stocks trade reasonably close to their intrinsic value. In place of earnings forecasts, management should...  View Details

      Keywords: Stocks; Performance Expectations; Goals and Objectives; Risk and Uncertainty; Growth and Development Strategy; Decisions; Risk Management; Budgets and Budgeting; Earnings Management; Value; Projects
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      Fuller, Joseph, and Michael C. Jensen. "Just Say No to Wall Street: Putting A Stop to the Earnings Game." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-090, April 2010.
      • 2010
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      A New Model of Integrity: The Missing Factor Of Production (PDF file of Keynote and PowerPoint Slides)

      By: Michael C. Jensen, Kari L. Granger and Werner Erhard

      An Actionable Pathway To Dramatic Increases In Individual And Organizational Performance.

      Full Day Executive Program Seminar taught at Olin Business School, Washington University, St. Louis, MO.

      Workshop Objectives:

      To provide you and your...  View Details

      Keywords: Performance Improvement; Programs; Trust; Competitive Advantage; Value Creation; Washington (state, US)
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      Jensen, Michael C., Kari L. Granger, and Werner Erhard. "A New Model of Integrity: The Missing Factor Of Production (PDF file of Keynote and PowerPoint Slides)." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-087, March 2010.
      • 2010
      • Working Paper

      A New Model of Leadership (PDF File of Keynote Slides)

      By: Michael C. Jensen and Allan L. Scherr
      In this paper we provide a new definition of leadership that gives organizations and individuals access to new power, performance and accomplishment. In our model leadership consists of four critical elements The creation of a vision for the future that represents a...  View Details
      Keywords: Forecasting and Prediction; Knowledge Dissemination; Leadership; Goals and Objectives; System
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      Jensen, Michael C., and Allan L. Scherr. "A New Model of Leadership (PDF File of Keynote Slides)." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 07-107, February 2010.
      • 2010
      • Working Paper

      Integrity: A Positive Model That Incorporates the Normative Phenomena of Morality, Ethics, and Legality Abridged

      By: Werner H. Erhard, Michael C. Jensen and Steve Zaffron
      We present a positive model of integrity that, as we distinguish and define integrity, provides powerful access to increased performance for individuals, groups, organizations, and societies. Our model reveals the causal link between integrity and increased...  View Details
      Keywords: Trust; Performance Productivity; Information Technology; Knowledge; Moral Sensibility; Opportunities; Competitive Advantage; Legal Liability; Cost vs Benefits
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      Erhard, Werner H., Michael C. Jensen, and Steve Zaffron. "Integrity: A Positive Model That Incorporates the Normative Phenomena of Morality, Ethics, and Legality Abridged." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-061, February 2010.
      • 2010
      • Working Paper

      Beyond Agency Theory: The Hidden and Heretofore Inaccessible Power of Integrity (PDF file of Keynote Slides)

      By: Michael C. Jensen and Werner Erhard

      There is far too much concern today about the conflicts of interest between people; for example, conflicts of interest between agents and owners—historically a favorite topic of Jensen—and not enough attention paid to the damage caused by an individual's conflict of...  View Details

      Keywords: Moral Sensibility; Lawfulness; Production; Organizations; Performance Improvement; Agency Theory; Conflict of Interests; Trust; Competitive Advantage; Value Creation
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      Jensen, Michael C., and Werner Erhard. "Beyond Agency Theory: The Hidden and Heretofore Inaccessible Power of Integrity (PDF file of Keynote Slides)." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-068, February 2010.
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      Pioneers in Finance: An Interview with Michael C. Jensen - Part 1

      By: Michael C. Jensen and Ralph A. Walkling
      Keywords: Finance
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      Jensen, Michael C., and Ralph A. Walkling. "Pioneers in Finance: An Interview with Michael C. Jensen - Part 1." Journal of Applied Finance 20, no. 2 (2010).
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