Publications

Keywords: Corporate Accountability; Globalization

2004
Book

Value Shift: Why Companies Must Merge Social and Financial Imperatives to Achieve Superior Performance.

By: Lynn Sharp Paine

Keywords: Values and Beliefs; Society; Finance; Performance

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December 2003 (Revised May 2004)
Case

Sears Auto Centers (A) (Abridged)

In the early 1990s Sears faced and allegations by the California Department of Consumer Affairs that the company's auto repair centers had been overbilling customers and making unnecessary repairs. Top management must evaluate the problem and come up with a plan to... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Governance; Corporate Accountability; Ethics; Organizational Culture; Compensation and Benefits; Management Teams; Employees; Behavior; Motivation and Incentives; Performance Improvement; Auto Industry

December 2003
Supplement

Sears Auto Centers (B) (Abridged)

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Auto Industry

December 2003
Case

Manville Corporation Fiber Glass Group (C) (Abridged)

Manville Corp.'s senior managers are surprised when Japanese government officials advise them not to go forward with their plan to add a cancer warning label to diatomaceous earth (DE) products sold in Japan. The International Agency for Research on Cancer has ruled... View Details

Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Moral Sensibility; Safety; Government Administration; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Decision Choices and Conditions; Ethics; Announcements; Industrial Products Industry; Japan

December 2003 (Revised August 2006)
Background Note

Grutter v. Bollinger: A Synopsis

In June 2003, the U.S. Supreme Court announced its decision in Grutter v. Bollinger, upholding the principle of affirmative action in university admissions, which had been challenged as a violation of the U.S. Constitution's Fourteenth Amendment. This case includes... View Details

Keywords: Lawsuits and Litigation

December 2003 (Revised November 2015)
Background Note

The Fiduciary Relationship: A Legal Perspective

By: Lynn Sharp Paine

Discusses the concept of a fiduciary, as developed in the Anglo-American common law tradition, and outlines the principal differences between the legal standard applied to fiduciaries compared to ordinary arms'-length contractors. View Details

Keywords: Ethics; Assets; Financial Management; Common Law; Standards

19 Nov 2003
Lecture

Governance Beyond the Boardroom: Assessing Risk and Assuring Compliance Throughout Your Organization." Presenter. "HBS Audioconference

Keywords: Governance; Risk and Uncertainty; Governance Compliance; Organizations

13 Nov 2003
Keynote Speech

The CEO's Role in Fostering Corporate Responsibility." Presenter. "G100 CEO Academy

Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Managerial Roles

12 Nov 2003
Lecture

Where Morals and Profits Meet: The Corporate Value Shift." Presenter. "CHCA Executive Dialogue

Keywords: Values and Beliefs; For-Profit Firms; Ethics

2006
Chapter

The Corporation's Evolving Personality

Keywords: Business Ventures; Organizational Culture; Organizational Change and Adaptation

03 Oct 2003
Lecture

The Board's Role in Fostering Corporate Responsibility." Presenter. "EMBA International Week

Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact

20 May 2003
Lecture

Value Shift: Toward a New Standard of Corporate Performance." Presenter. "HBS Faculty Research Symposium 2003

Keywords: Standards; Performance

2003 - 2003
Lecture

Achieving Business Excellence: Foundations of Ethical Leadership." Lecturer. "Ethics as an Imperative in a Successful Economy

Keywords: Leadership; Ethics

8 May 2003 - 9 May 2003
Lecture

Developing Ethics Programs and Measuring Their Effectiveness." Panelist. "Director's Institute Inaugural Program: Intensive Education for Corporate Directors

Keywords: Ethics; Programs; Measurement and Metrics; Performance Effectiveness

05 May 2003
Lecture

Values-Driven Governance: Stewardship in Practice." Lecturer. "2003 Governance Leadership Conference

Keywords: Values and Beliefs; Governance

10 Apr 2003 - 11 Apr 2003
Lecture

Defining the Indefinable: Ethical Dimensions of Leadership." Speaker and panelist. "Association of Executive Search Consultants 2003 Annual Conference: Redefining Leadership

Keywords: Leadership; Ethics

April 2003 (Revised November 2005)
Case

Trend Micro (B)

By: Lynn S. Paine and Kim Bettcher

The Trend Micro team's discussion of consumer strategy at its quarterly meeting in Germany provides an opportunity to assess the effectiveness of the team's decision process. View Details

Keywords: Decision Making; Management Teams; Business Strategy; Diversity; Information Technology Industry; Germany

02 Apr 2003
Lecture

Leadership, Ethics, and Corporate Responsibility." Presenter. "Corporate Governance, Leadership and Values: Management Education

Keywords: Ethics; Leadership; Corporate Accountability

24 Mar 2003
Lecture

Corporate Excellence in the Post-Enron Era." Lecturer. "Rex and Alice A. Martin Global Business Ethics Lecture Series.

Keywords: Success; Organizations