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      • 3 Jun 2025
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      Governing Sustainability in a Shifting Context

      By: Lynn S. Paine
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      Paine, Lynn S. "Governing Sustainability in a Shifting Context." In Closing Ceremony. SDG Ambition Accelerator, United Nations Global Compact, Boston, MA, USA, June 3, 2025.
      • 2025
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      Critical Choices in Designing a Board: An Overview

      By: Suraj Srinivasan and Lynn S. Paine

      Board design is never one-size-fits-all. It’s a series of critical choices—each with trade-offs—that can define how a board functions, governs, and delivers strategic value.

      That’s the premise of "Critical Choices in Designing a Board," a... View Details

      Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards
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      Srinivasan, Suraj, and Lynn S. Paine. "Critical Choices in Designing a Board: An Overview." Chap. 3 in Board Structure and Composition, 17–23. Public Company Series. Caxton Business & Legal, Inc., 2025.
      • May 2025
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      Governing Sustainability in a Shifting Context (B)

      By: Lynn S. Paine and Will Hurwitz
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      Paine, Lynn S., and Will Hurwitz. "Governing Sustainability in a Shifting Context (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 325-122, May 2025.
      • April 2025 (Revised June 2025)
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      Governing Sustainability in a Shifting Context (A)

      By: Lynn S. Paine and Will Hurwitz
      In early 2025, boards of directors had to rethink corporate responsibility and sustainability efforts amid rapidly-shifting social, legal, regulatory, and economic forces. While just a few years earlier, calls to address racial justice and climate change reached into... View Details
      Keywords: Climate Change; Corporate Governance; Diversity; Leadership; Business or Company Management; Mission and Purpose; Social Media; Race; Environmental Sustainability; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Governing and Advisory Boards; Lawfulness; Lawsuits and Litigation; Measurement and Metrics; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Shareholder Relations; Social Issues; Retail Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Banking Industry; United States
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      Paine, Lynn S., and Will Hurwitz. "Governing Sustainability in a Shifting Context (A)." Harvard Business School Case 325-121, April 2025. (Revised June 2025.)
      • March 2025 (Revised June 2025)
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      No One Left Behind (A)

      By: Lynn S. Paine, Herman B. "Dutch" Leonard, Max Hancock and David Lane
      In September 2021, the board of directors for the nonprofit No One Left Behind (NOLB) faced a crucial decision. Since its 2013 founding, NOLB had helped resettle in the United States thousands of Afghans and Iraqis who had assisted U.S. forces as combat translators;... View Details
      Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Mission and Purpose; Nonprofit Organizations; Service Industry; Afghanistan; United States
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      Paine, Lynn S., Herman B. "Dutch" Leonard, Max Hancock, and David Lane. "No One Left Behind (A)." Harvard Business School Case 325-007, March 2025. (Revised June 2025.)
      • March 2025
      • Supplement

      No One Left Behind (B)

      By: Lynn S. Paine, Herman B. "Dutch" Leonard, Max Hancock and David Lane
      In September 2021, the board of directors for the nonprofit No One Left Behind (NOLB) faced a crucial decision. Since its 2013 founding, NOLB had helped resettle in the United States thousands of Afghans and Iraqis who had assisted U.S. forces as combat translators;... View Details
      Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Mission and Purpose; Nonprofit Organizations; Service Industry; Afghanistan; United States
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      Paine, Lynn S., Herman B. "Dutch" Leonard, Max Hancock, and David Lane. "No One Left Behind (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 325-008, March 2025.
      • March 2025
      • Supplement

      No One Left Behind (C)

      By: Lynn S. Paine, Herman B. "Dutch" Leonard, Max Hancock and David Lane
      In September 2021, the board of directors for the nonprofit No One Left Behind (NOLB) faced a crucial decision. Since its 2013 founding, NOLB had helped resettle in the United States thousands of Afghans and Iraqis who had assisted U.S. forces as combat translators;... View Details
      Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Mission and Purpose; Nonprofit Organizations; Service Industry; Afghanistan; United States
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      Paine, Lynn S., Herman B. "Dutch" Leonard, Max Hancock, and David Lane. "No One Left Behind (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 325-009, March 2025.
      • March 2025
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      No One Left Behind (D)

      By: Lynn S. Paine, Herman B. "Dutch" Leonard, Max Hancock and David Lane
      In September 2021, the board of directors for the nonprofit No One Left Behind (NOLB) faced a crucial decision. Since its 2013 founding, NOLB had helped resettle in the United States thousands of Afghans and Iraqis who had assisted U.S. forces as combat translators;... View Details
      Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Mission and Purpose; Nonprofit Organizations; Service Industry; Afghanistan; United States
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      Paine, Lynn S., Herman B. "Dutch" Leonard, Max Hancock, and David Lane. "No One Left Behind (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 325-012, March 2025.
      • January 2025
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      Cyber Oversight: SolarWinds Board of Directors

      By: Lynn S. Paine
      In 2020, just two years after its IPO, information technology company SolarWinds discovered that it was the victim of an attack on its information systems by Russian hackers. The incident, known as the Sunburst attack, was costly for the company, and certain... View Details
      Keywords: Corporate Governance; Corporate Accountability; Governing and Advisory Boards; Cybersecurity; Lawsuits and Litigation; Legal Liability; Business and Shareholder Relations; Risk Management; Information Technology Industry; United States; Texas; Delaware
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      Paine, Lynn S. "Cyber Oversight: SolarWinds Board of Directors." Harvard Business School Case 325-080, January 2025.
      • November–December 2024
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      How Robust Is Your Climate Governance?

      By: Lynn S. Paine and Suraj Srinivasan
      During the past few years, as evidence of climate change and its effects has mounted, many corporate boards have added climate governance to their agendas. But the maturity of boards’ climate-oversight processes and activities varies widely.
      To better... View Details
      Keywords: Corporate Governance; Climate Change; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Governing and Advisory Boards
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      Paine, Lynn S., and Suraj Srinivasan. "How Robust Is Your Climate Governance?" Harvard Business Review 102, no. 6 (November–December 2024): 86–95.
      • November 2024
      • Background Note

      Nonprofit Governance: Some Basics

      By: Lynn S. Paine and Will Hurwitz
      This background note discusses basics about the prevalence, purpose, and unique legal, governance and regulatory dynamics of nonprofits and their boards of directors. The note describes both similarities and differences between for-profit and non-profit governance,... View Details
      Keywords: Corporate Governance; Leadership; Mission and Purpose; Nonprofit Organizations; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Governing and Advisory Boards; United States
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      Paine, Lynn S., and Will Hurwitz. "Nonprofit Governance: Some Basics." Harvard Business School Background Note 325-067, November 2024.
      • 19 Sep 2024
      • Panel Discussion

      Shareholder Primacy vs. Stakeholderism: 5 Years Later

      By: Lynn S. Paine
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      "Shareholder Primacy vs. Stakeholderism: 5 Years Later." Mehrotra Institute Launch Celebration, Boston University, Questrom School of Business, Ravi K. Mehrotra Institute for Business, Markets & Society, September 19, 2024.
      • August 19, 2024
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      The Business Roundtable’s Stakeholder Pledge, Five Years Later

      By: Lynn S. Paine
      Five years ago, the Business Roundtable issued a statement pledging to “lead their companies for the benefit of all stakeholders.” In the past five years, stakeholderism has gained wider acceptance and helped many corporate leaders see the value of taking the interests... View Details
      Keywords: Business and Stakeholder Relations; Business or Company Management; Mission and Purpose; Corporate Governance
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      Paine, Lynn S. "The Business Roundtable’s Stakeholder Pledge, Five Years Later." Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (August 19, 2024).
      • June 2024 (Revised December 2024)
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      Climate Governance at Linde plc (A)

      By: Lynn S. Paine, Suraj Srinivasan, Emilie Billaud and Vincent Dessain
      In July 2023, the Linde plc board of directors' sustainability committee convened in London to review the company's environmental performance, with a focus on decarbonization and clean energy. Linde was the world's largest industrial gas supplier, with a workforce of... View Details
      Keywords: Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Green Technology; Multinational Firms and Management; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Disclosure; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Compensation and Benefits; Innovation Strategy; Leading Change; Goals and Objectives; Business and Shareholder Relations; Chemical Industry; United States; Germany; Europe; North America; London
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      Paine, Lynn S., Suraj Srinivasan, Emilie Billaud, and Vincent Dessain. "Climate Governance at Linde plc (A)." Harvard Business School Case 324-140, June 2024. (Revised December 2024.)
      • June 2024
      • Supplement

      Climate Governance at Linde plc (B)

      By: Lynn S. Paine, Suraj Srinivasan, Emilie Billaud and Vincent Dessain
      In July 2023, the Linde plc board of directors' sustainability committee convened in London to review the company's environmental performance, with a focus on decarbonization and clean energy. Linde was the world's largest industrial gas supplier, with a workforce of... View Details
      Keywords: Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Green Technology; Multinational Firms and Management; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Disclosure; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Compensation and Benefits; Innovation Strategy; Leading Change; Goals and Objectives; Business and Shareholder Relations; Chemical Industry; Energy Industry; United States; Germany; Europe; North America; London
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      Paine, Lynn S., Suraj Srinivasan, Emilie Billaud, and Vincent Dessain. "Climate Governance at Linde plc (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 324-141, June 2024.
      • March 2024 (Revised May 2024)
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      Governing OpenAI (B)

      By: Lynn S. Paine, Suraj Srinivasan and Will Hurwitz
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      Paine, Lynn S., Suraj Srinivasan, and Will Hurwitz. "Governing OpenAI (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 324-111, March 2024. (Revised May 2024.)
      • March 2024 (Revised May 2025)
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      Governing OpenAI (A)

      By: Lynn S. Paine, Suraj Srinivasan and Will Hurwitz
      In late November 2023, OpenAI’s new board of directors took stock of the situation. The company, which sought to develop artificial general intelligence (AGI)—computer systems with capabilities exceeding human abilities—was looking to regain its footing after a chaotic... View Details
      Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Board Of Directors; Board Decisions; Board Dynamics; Corporate Boards; Governance Changes; Governance Structure; Leadership Change; Legal Aspects Of Business; Nonprofit Governance; Strategy And Execution; Technological Change; AI and Machine Learning; Corporate Governance; Leadership; Management; Mission and Purpose; Technological Innovation; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Governing and Advisory Boards; Resignation and Termination; Ethics; Nonprofit Organizations; Open Source Distribution; Partners and Partnerships; Technology Industry; San Francisco; United States
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      Paine, Lynn S., Suraj Srinivasan, and Will Hurwitz. "Governing OpenAI (A)." Harvard Business School Case 324-103, March 2024. (Revised May 2025.)
      • 2024
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      Managing for Organisational Integrity: My Take After Three Decades

      By: Lynn S. Paine
      This chapter revisits core ideas from my 1994 article “Managing for Organizational Integrity” and explores a critical issue not discussed in the article: the role of corporate boards. In the chapter, I first re-examine the article’s ideas about the origins of... View Details
      Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Ethics; Corporate Governance
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      Paine, Lynn S. "Managing for Organisational Integrity: My Take After Three Decades." Chap. 2 in Research Handbook on Organisational Integrity, edited by Muel Kaptein, 8–23. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2024.
      • October 2023
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      McDonald’s Board of Directors (B)

      By: Lynn S. Paine and Will Hurwitz
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      Paine, Lynn S., and Will Hurwitz. "McDonald’s Board of Directors (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 324-045, October 2023.
      • October 2023
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      McDonald’s Board of Directors (D)

      By: Lynn S. Paine and Will Hurwitz
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      Paine, Lynn S., and Will Hurwitz. "McDonald’s Board of Directors (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 324-047, October 2023.
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