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- October 14, 2019
- Article
A Guide to the Big Ideas and Debates in Corporate Governance
By: Lynn S. Paine and Suraj Srinivasan
How corporations govern themselves has become a matter of broad public interest in recent decades. Amid this many commentators and experts still disagree on such basic matters as the purpose of the corporation, the role of corporate boards of directors, the rights of... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Governance; Mission and Purpose; Governing and Advisory Boards; Business and Shareholder Relations; Performance; Measurement and Metrics
Paine, Lynn S., and Suraj Srinivasan. "A Guide to the Big Ideas and Debates in Corporate Governance." Harvard Business Review (website) (October 14, 2019).
- November 2018 (Revised July 2023)
- Case
The Weir Group: Reforming Executive Pay (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Federica Gabrieli
In February 2018, the Remuneration Committee together with the full Board of Directors of the Scotland-based engineering company The Weir Group had to decide whether to seek a shareholder vote at the upcoming Annual General Meeting in April on a proposal to reform the... View Details
Keywords: General Management; Board Of Directors; Executive Committees; Human Resource Management; Compensation; Pay For Performance; Incentives; Bonuses; Incentive Programs; Employee Stock Ownership Plans; Performance Measurement; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Human Resources; Management; Executive Compensation; Change; Performance Evaluation; Employee Stock Ownership Plan; Europe; United Kingdom; Scotland
Paine, Lynn S., and Federica Gabrieli. "The Weir Group: Reforming Executive Pay (A)." Harvard Business School Case 319-046, November 2018. (Revised July 2023.)
- 1986
- Other Teaching and Training Material
Leader's Guide to Discussion for Video Program: A Matter of Judgment
By: Lynn S. Paine and Ronald Walden
- 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
Paine, Lynn S., and Lara Adamsons. "Stolt-Nielsen Transportation Group." Harvard Business School Case 310-043, October 2009. (Revised May 2011.)
- 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
Paine, Lynn S., and Lara Adamsons. "Business and Human Rights." Harvard Business School Background Note 309-097, February 2009. (Revised September 2011.)
- May 2007
- Teaching Note
Irene Charnley at Johnnic Group (TN) (A) (Abridged) and (B)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Aldo Sesia
- February 2005 (Revised March 2006)
- Case
PCAOB, The (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Kim Bettcher
Members of the Public Co. Accounting Oversight Board--a private-sector, nonprofit body created by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002--must determine the form and content of a new auditing standard on internal control that will fulfill the requirements of Section 404 of the... View Details
Keywords: Law; Financial Reporting; Corporate Governance; Standards; Government Administration; Accounting Audits
Paine, Lynn S., and Kim Bettcher. "PCAOB, The (A)." Harvard Business School Case 305-025, February 2005. (Revised March 2006.)
- November 2001 (Revised February 2002)
- Case
Resinas Sinteticas, S.A. (C)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Greg Rogers
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Paine, Lynn S., and Greg Rogers. "Resinas Sinteticas, S.A. (C)." Harvard Business School Case 302-066, November 2001. (Revised February 2002.)
- October 2000 (Revised July 2001)
- Case
Avon Products (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Greg Rogers
The general manager of Avon Mexico, Fernando Lezama, must decide whether to promote a woman to the position of vice president of sales. If appointed, the candidate would be the first female in all of Latin America to hold an executive position and one of the first... View Details
Keywords: Business or Company Management; Leading Change; Salesforce Management; Organizational Culture; Job Design and Levels; Gender; Management Teams; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Mexico
Paine, Lynn S., and Greg Rogers. "Avon Products (A)." Harvard Business School Case 301-059, October 2000. (Revised July 2001.)
- December 1999 (Revised April 2001)
- Case
Avon Products China (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Jennifer Gui
In April 1998, when the Chinese central government bans all forms of direct selling in China in April 1998, executives at Avon China must decide how to respond. The first direct sales company to enter China after its opening to outsiders, Avon sparked widespread... View Details
Keywords: Crisis Management; Sales; Trade; Business and Government Relations; Government and Politics; Market Participation; China
Paine, Lynn S., and Jennifer Gui. "Avon Products China (A)." Harvard Business School Case 300-053, December 1999. (Revised April 2001.)
- February 1999 (Revised October 1999)
- Supplement
Cherkizovsky Group (B), The
By: Lynn S. Paine and Hal Hogan
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Paine, Lynn S., and Hal Hogan. "Cherkizovsky Group (B), The." Harvard Business School Supplement 399-120, February 1999. (Revised October 1999.)
- February 1999 (Revised October 1999)
- Case
Cherkizovsky Group (A), The
By: Lynn S. Paine and Hal Hogan
Describes the transformation of a formerly state-owned meat processing plant in Russia into a privately-owned and operated food processing conglomerate under Russia's economic reforms of the 1990s. Among the challenges the CEO, Igor Babaev, and his top management team... View Details
Keywords: Competitive Strategy; Privatization; Transformation; Global Strategy; Culture; Food and Beverage Industry; Russia
Paine, Lynn S., and Hal Hogan. "Cherkizovsky Group (A), The." Harvard Business School Case 399-119, February 1999. (Revised October 1999.)
- February 1999 (Revised April 2001)
- Case
Guaranty Trust Bank PLC Nigeria (C)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Hal Hogan
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Paine, Lynn S., and Hal Hogan. "Guaranty Trust Bank PLC Nigeria (C)." Harvard Business School Case 399-112, February 1999. (Revised April 2001.)
- March 1998 (Revised March 1999)
- Case
Funai Consulting Company, Ltd. (B)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Tomoya Nakamura
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Paine, Lynn S., and Tomoya Nakamura. "Funai Consulting Company, Ltd. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 398-093, March 1998. (Revised March 1999.)
- August 1997 (Revised December 1997)
- Case
Harassment at Work?
By: Lynn S. Paine and Dale Coxe
Presents three scenarios involving behavior that could arguably be called sexual harassment. The first scenario is set in a medical supply company in an unnamed emerging market region. The second is set in a New York-based securities firm. The third is set in a U.S.... View Details
Keywords: Working Conditions; Organizational Culture; Problems and Challenges; Ethics; Moral Sensibility; Groups and Teams; Crime and Corruption; Attitudes; Behavior; Labor and Management Relations; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Financial Services Industry; New York (city, NY); United States
Paine, Lynn S., and Dale Coxe. "Harassment at Work?" Harvard Business School Case 398-001, August 1997. (Revised December 1997.)
- June 1995
- Supplement
Manville Corporation Fiber Glass Group (D)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Sarah Gant
Supplements the (C) case. View Details
Keywords: Japan
Paine, Lynn S., and Sarah Gant. "Manville Corporation Fiber Glass Group (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 395-243, June 1995.
- May 1995
- Teaching Note
General Patton and the Sicilian Slapping Incident Series TN
By: Lynn S. Paine and Sarah Gant
- May 1995
- Teaching Note
Note on the Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations and Corporate Criminal Fines Exercise TN
By: Lynn S. Paine and Michael Santoro
Teaching Note for (9-393-060) and (9-394-101). View Details
- September 1994 (Revised January 2004)
- Case
Forging the New Salomon
By: Lynn S. Paine and Michael Santoro
Describes Salomon Brothers' recovery from the August 1991 Treasury auction scandal. Details the impact of the firm's disclosure of bidding improprieties and describes how the new management team, led by Warren Buffett and Deryck Maughan, guided the company through the... View Details
Paine, Lynn S., and Michael Santoro. "Forging the New Salomon." Harvard Business School Case 395-046, September 1994. (Revised January 2004.)