Publications

October 2009 (Revised May 2011)
Case

Stolt-Nielsen Transportation Group

By: Lynn S. Paine and Lara Adamsons

Richard Wingfield considers whether to continue a cooperative agreement with industry peers in the deep-sea parcel tanker shipping industry. What are the economic and strategic implications of ending the agreement? What are the legal implications of continuing? Where... View Details

Keywords: Lawfulness; Lawsuits and Litigation; Agreements and Arrangements; Alliances; Cooperation; Ship Transportation; Shipping Industry

October 2009 (Revised May 2011)
Supplement

Stolt-Nielsen Transportation Group (B)

By: Lynn S. Paine and Lara Adamsons

Keywords: Transportation Industry

October 2009 (Revised May 2011)
Supplement

Stolt-Nielsen Transportation Group (C)

By: Lynn S. Paine and Lara Adamsons

Keywords: Transportation Industry

October 2009 (Revised May 2011)
Supplement

Stolt-Nielsen Transportation Group (D)

By: Lynn S. Paine and Lara Adamsons

Keywords: Transportation Industry

October 2009 (Revised May 2011)
Supplement

Stolt-Nielsen Transportation Group (Supplement)

By: Lynn S. Paine and Lara Adamsons

Keywords: Transportation Industry

09 Oct 2009 - 10 Oct 2009
Lecture

Strengthening the Market Economy-the Crisis and Beyond." Panel Facilitator, "HBS-International Chamber of Commerce Conference on the Future of the Market System

Keywords: Economic Systems; Markets; Crisis Management

October 2009 (Revised February 2010)
Case

Wiwa v. Royal Dutch/Shell

By: Lynn S. Paine and Lara Adamsons

On the eve of trial, and after nearly 14 years of pre-trial litigation, the parties in Wiwa v. Royal Dutch/Shell jointly announced that the four U.S. lawsuits stemming from the execution of the Ogoni Nine in 1995 had been settled. View Details

Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Multinational Firms and Management; Corporate Accountability; Lawsuits and Litigation; Nigeria; United States

Educators

14 Sep 2009 - 15 Sep 2009
Lecture

What Should Change?" Panel Co-Facilitator. "Executive Compensation: A Broader View

Keywords: Change; Executive Compensation

2009
Report

Conference Board Task Force on Executive Compensation

By: Lynn S. Paine and other contributors

Keywords: Executive Compensation

Read Now

September 2009
Article

How to Fix Wall Street: Regulation Alone Can't Right the Financial System

Keywords: Stocks; Financial Institutions; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Finance; System

21 May 2009
Lecture

Business Research in a Post-Crisis World: Opportunities for Integration and Collaboration?" Panelist. "HBS Faculty Research Symposium 2009.

Keywords: Research; Integration; Opportunities

26 Mar 2009
Lecture

Ethics in Business." Panelist, "Smith Women Mean Business.

Keywords: Ethics; Business Ventures

March 2009
Case

Baosteel Group: Governance with Chinese Characteristics

By: Lynn S. Paine and G.A. Donovan

The new outsider-dominated board of directors of China's state-owned Baosteel Group must decide whether to modify the Group's structure. With the completion of a pending acquisition, the Group will control four publicly listed steel-producing subsidiaries, and board... View Details

Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Corporate Governance; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Governing and Advisory Boards; State Ownership; China

Educators

1 Mar 2009
Lecture

The Conference Board Task Force on Executive Compensation." Task Force Member, output: "The Conference Board Task Force on Executive Compensation Report.

Keywords: Executive Compensation

26 Feb 2009
Lecture

Sustainability in the Board Room." Presentation for the Conference Board: "Corporate Governance and Sustainability Working Group

Keywords: Corporate Governance

February 2009 (Revised September 2011)
Background Note

Business and Human Rights

By: Lynn S. Paine and Lara Adamsons

This note addresses some of the most frequently asked questions about the relation between human rights and business. Topics include the definition of human rights, the business leader's role regarding human rights, and legal liability of companies and executives for... View Details

Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Ethics; Human Capital; Legal Liability; Rights; Leadership; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact

Educators