Lynn Paine - Publications - Faculty & Research

14 Nov 2011
Research & Ideas

Creating a Global Business Code

"Along the lines of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, we were looking for 'Generally Accepted Conduct Principles,' " says Rohit Deshpandé, who conducted the research along with HBS colleagues Lynn S. View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

Value Shift

Today, corporate accountability is as vital to the bottom line as an effective business model. Value Shift makes a strong case for the merits of corporate responsibility and shows how a value-positive orientation contributes to superior performance through... View Details

The Error at the Heart of Corporate Leadership

Agency theory, a new model of governance promulgated by academic economists in the 1970s, is behind the idea that corporate managers should make shareholder value their primary concern and that boards should ensure they do. The theory regards shareholders as... View Details

Sustainability in the Boardroom

More and more companies recognize the importance of corporate responsibility to their long-term success—and yet the matter gets short shrift in most boardrooms, consistently ranking at the bottom of some two dozen possible priorities. Many years ago labor conditions... View Details

Capitalism at Risk

The spread of capitalism worldwide has made people wealthier than ever before and raised living standards to new heights. But capitalism’s future is far from assured. The global financial meltdown of 2008 came within a hair’s breadth of triggering another Great... View Details

19 Jul 2017
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Making Sense Of Shareholder Value: 'The World's Dumbest Idea'

September 1997 (Revised May 1998)
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Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America: The Quest for a Model Workplace

By: Lynn S. Paine and Dale Coxe

This case details the sexual harassment case brought against Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America by nearly 300 female employees in April 1996. The recommendations developed for the company by former U.S. Labor Secretary Lynn Marten are presented. In response to... View Details

Keywords: Ethics; Moral Sensibility; Groups and Teams; Organizational Culture; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Behavior; Attitudes; Problems and Challenges; Working Conditions; Crime and Corruption; Auto Industry; United States

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16 May 2017
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First Look at New Ideas and Research, May 16

diverse perspectives that will help them compete. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52624 May–June 2017 Harvard Business Review The Error at the Heart of Corporate Leadership By: Bower, Joseph L., and Lynn... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

02 Jun 2010
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First Look: June 2

Author:Lynn S. Paine Publication:Harvard Business Review 88, no. 6 (June 2010) An abstract is unavailable at this time. Read the preview: http://hbr.org/2010/06/the-globe-the-china-rules/ar/1 Are You a High Potential? Authors:Douglas A.... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

07 Sep 2011
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First Look: Sept. 7

Leonard, and Lynn S. Paine Publication:Harvard Business Review 89, no. 9 (September 2011) Abstract Market capitalism, a system that has proven to be a remarkable engine of wealth creation, is poised for a... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

October 2019 (Revised February 2025)
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A Conversation with Ellen J. Kullman, Chairman & CEO of DuPont, 2009-2015

By: Lynn S. Paine and Will Hurwitz

Ellen J. Kullman, the retired Chairman and CEO of DuPont, describes how she guided the storied science and technology company through a contentious proxy battle with activist investor Trian Partners, which acquired DuPont shares in 2013 and sought to break up the... View Details

Keywords: Agribusiness; Capital Structure; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Governance; Institutional Investing; Leadership; Leadership Style; Management; Transformation; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Chemical Industry; United States

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30 Nov 2011
Research & Ideas

Only Capitalists Can Save Capitalism

officials, government regulators, and tent city activists. But there is one group of citizens with the power to make a difference: business leaders themselves, say Harvard Business School Professors Joseph L. Bower, Herman B. "Dutch" Leonard, and View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish

Teaching Interest

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By: Lynn S. Paine

Ms. Paine currently teaches Boards of Directors and Corporate Governance in the second-year MBA program. She also co-chairs the HBS flagship programs for corporate directors Making Corporate Boards More Effective, Advanced Corporate Director Seminar, as well as its... View Details

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Publications - Faculty & Research

Taxes: Evidence from the Los Angeles Mansion Tax." SSRN Working Paper Series, No. 5273034, June 2025. 3 Jun 2025 Talk Governing Sustainability in a Shifting Context By: Lynn S. Paine Citation Related Paine,... View Details

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Strategy - Doctoral

Oberholzer-Gee Joseph Pacelli Lynn S. Paine Elisabeth C. Paulson Sophus A. Reinert Meg Rithmire Jan W. Rivkin Charlotte L. Robertson Maria P. Roche Clayton S. Rose Raffaella Sadun William A. Sahlman George... View Details

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Accounting & Management - Doctoral

Yiwei Li Trang Nguyen Konstantin Pavlenkov Ria Sen Albert Shin Wenxin Wang Siyu Zhang Current HBS Faculty Brian K. Baik Dennis Campbell Srikant M. Datar Aiyesha Dey Susanna Gallani Brian J. Hall Jonas Heese Robert S. Kaplan Shirley Lu V.G. Narayanan Joseph Pacelli... View Details

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General Management - Faculty & Research

General Management Overview Faculty Curriculum Awards & Honors Doctoral Students June 12, 2025 Article How to Build a Life: Dare to Act Differently and Be Happier By: Arthur C. Brooks 2025 Chapter Critical Choices in Designing a Board: An Overview By: Suraj Srinivasan... View Details

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Accounting & Management - Faculty & Research

Accounting & Management Overview Faculty Curriculum Seminars & Conferences Awards & Honors Doctoral Students 2025 Chapter Critical Choices in Designing a Board: An Overview By: Suraj Srinivasan and Lynn S. View Details

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MBA Experience - Leadership

Corporate Governance & Boards of Directors Professor Jay W. Lorsch and Professor and Senior Associate Dean Lynn S. Paine Spring Leadership Execution & Action Planning Senior Lecturer David G. Fubini and... View Details

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Business & Environment - Faculty & Research

Perspectives , edited by Teresa da Silva Lopes, Paul Duguid, and Robert Fredona, 8–29. London, United Kingdom: Routledge, 2025. Governing Sustainability in a Shifting Context (A) By: Lynn S. Paine and Will... View Details

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