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      • 2015
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      Managerial Responsibility and the Purpose of Business: Doing One's Job Well

      By: Nien-he Hsieh
      Business managers routinely make decisions that significantly affect the lives of others in both positive and negative ways. In the light of these wide-ranging effects, much scholarship has been devoted to specifying the responsibilities of managers of for-profit... View Details
      Keywords: Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives
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      Hsieh, Nien-he. "Managerial Responsibility and the Purpose of Business: Doing One's Job Well." Chap. 5 in Ethical Innovation in Business and the Economy, edited by Georges Enderle and Patrick E. Murphy, 95–118. Studies in Transatlantic Business Ethics. Northhampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2015.
      • Article

      The Social Contract Model of Corporate Purpose and Responsibility

      By: Nien-he Hsieh
      Of the many developments in business ethics that Thomas Donaldson has helped pioneer, one is the application of social contract theory to address questions about the responsibilities of business actors. In Corporations and Morality, Donaldson develops one of the... View Details
      Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact
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      Hsieh, Nien-he. "The Social Contract Model of Corporate Purpose and Responsibility." Business Ethics Quarterly 25, no. 4 (October 2015): 433–460. (DOI: 10.1017/beq.2016.1.)
      • Article

      Should Business Have Human Rights Obligations?

      By: Nien-he Hsieh
      Businesses and their managers are increasingly called upon to take on human rights obligations. Focusing on the case of multinational enterprises (MNEs), the paper argues we have reason to reject assigning human rights obligations to business enterprises and their... View Details
      Keywords: Human Rights; Ruggie Principles; Corporate Responsibility; Multinationals; Rights; Multinational Firms and Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact
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      Hsieh, Nien-he. "Should Business Have Human Rights Obligations?" Special Issue on Business and Human Rights. Journal of Human Rights 14, no. 2 (April–June 2015): 218–236.
      • March 2015 (Revised August 2020)
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      Putting the Guiding Principles into Action: Human Rights at Barrick Gold (A)

      By: Rebecca Henderson and Nien-he Hsieh
      In 2010, Human Rights Watch, a well-regarded international NGO, approached Barrick Gold asserting that members of the company’s security force at the Porgera Gold Mine in Papua New Guinea had on multiple occasions raped women who were trespassing onto the mine’s waste... View Details
      Keywords: Human Rights; Business And Society; Rights; Policy; Leading Change; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Government Relations
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      Henderson, Rebecca, and Nien-he Hsieh. "Putting the Guiding Principles into Action: Human Rights at Barrick Gold (A)." Harvard Business School Case 315-108, March 2015. (Revised August 2020.)
      • December 2014 (Revised April 2016)
      • Module Note

      Responsibilities to Employees

      By: Nien-he Hsieh
      The note provides a framework to conceptualize managers' responsibilities to employees in relation to economic, legal and ethical considerations. The note frames the central ethical challenge for managers as exercising power in a fair manner. The fair exercise of power... View Details
      Keywords: Leadership & Corporate Accountability; Legal Aspects Of Business; Responsibility; Ethics; Fairness; Employees; Decision Making; Leadership; Jobs and Positions; Labor; Law
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      Hsieh, Nien-he. "Responsibilities to Employees." Harvard Business School Module Note 315-067, December 2014. (Revised April 2016.)
      • 2014
      • Chapter

      Can For-Profit Corporations Be Good Citizens? Perspectives from Four Business Leaders

      By: Nien-he Hsieh
      This chapter serves an epilogue, turning to ask practitioners how they would answer the question, "Can for-profit corporations be good citizens?" In reflecting on their answers, the chapter puts forward an account that grounds the purpose and responsibilities of... View Details
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      Hsieh, Nien-he. "Can For-Profit Corporations Be Good Citizens? Perspectives from Four Business Leaders." Chap. 16 in Corporations and Citizenship, edited by Greg Urban. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2014.
      • 2014
      • Chapter

      Corporate Social Responsibility and Multinational Corporations

      By: Nien-he Hsieh and Florian Wettstein
      A central question that arises from the perspective of global ethics is what standards ought to apply to the activities of multinational corporations (MNCs). This chapter surveys the contemporary theoretical literature on this question. The first section provides... View Details
      Keywords: Multinational Corporation; Multinational Firms and Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Standards
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      Hsieh, Nien-he, and Florian Wettstein. "Corporate Social Responsibility and Multinational Corporations." Chap. 19 in The Routledge Handbook of Global Ethics, edited by Darrel Moellendorf and Heather Widdows, 251–266. London: Routledge, 2014.
      • 2013
      • Article

      Multinational Corporations, Global Justice and Corporate Responsibility: A Question of Purpose

      By: Nien-he Hsieh
      Do multinational corporations (MNCs) have a responsibility to address unjust conditions—not simply by refraining from contributing to injustice, but also by actively working to bring about a just state of affairs? This paper examines whether this question can be... View Details
      Keywords: Multinational Corporations; Global Justice; Corporate Purpose; Corporate Responsibility; Human Needs; Multinational Firms and Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact
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      Hsieh, Nien-he. "Multinational Corporations, Global Justice and Corporate Responsibility: A Question of Purpose." Notizie di Politeia 29, no. 111 (2013).
      • 2013
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      Multinational Enterprises and Incomplete Institutions: The Demandingness of Minimum Moral Standards

      By: Nien-he Hsieh
      Multinational enterprises (MNEs) operate across countries that vary widely in their legal, political, and regulatory institutions. One question that arises is whether there are certain minimum standards that ought to guide managers in their decision making... View Details
      Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Decision Making; Standards
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      Hsieh, Nien-he. "Multinational Enterprises and Incomplete Institutions: The Demandingness of Minimum Moral Standards." In Business Ethics. 2nd ed. Edited by Michael Boylan, 409–422. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2013.
      • June 2013 (Revised January 2024)
      • Case

      Governance and Sustainability at Nike (A)

      By: Lynn S. Paine, Nien-hê Hsieh and Lara Adamsons
      Two members of Nike's executive team must decide what sustainability targets to propose to Nike's CEO and to the corporate responsibility committee of Nike's board of directors. Set in 2012, the case traces the evolution of Nike's approach to environmental and social... View Details
      Keywords: Nike; Hannah Jones; Mark Parker; Phil Knight; Philip Knight; Eric Sprunk; Jill Ker Conway; Phyllis Wise; Don Blair; Sustainable Business And Innovation; SB&I; Flyknit; DyeCoo; Footwear; Athletic Footwear; Apparel; Athletic Apparel; Sustainability; Greenpeace; Detox Campaign; Dirty Laundry; Water; Water Use; Water Pollution; Water Resources; Corporate Responsibility Committee; Judgment; Board Of Directors; Board Committees; Environmental And Social Sustainability; Footwear Industry; Decision Choices and Conditions; Decisions; Ethics; Fairness; Globalized Firms and Management; Multinational Firms and Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Governance; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Governance; Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management; Innovation Leadership; Innovation Strategy; Goals and Objectives; Management Practices and Processes; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Performance; Alignment; Supply Chain; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Judgments; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Asia; China; United States; Oregon; Portland
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      Paine, Lynn S., Nien-hê Hsieh, and Lara Adamsons. "Governance and Sustainability at Nike (A)." Harvard Business School Case 313-146, June 2013. (Revised January 2024.)
      • June 2013 (Revised September 2016)
      • Supplement

      Governance and Sustainability at Nike (B)

      By: Lynn S. Paine, Nien-he Hsieh and Lara Adamsons
      Two members of Nike's executive team must decide what sustainability targets to propose to Nike's CEO and to the corporate responsibility committee of Nike's board of directors. Set in 2012, the case traces the evolution of Nike's approach to environmental and social... View Details
      Keywords: Nike; Hannah Jones; Mark Parker; Phil Knight; Philip Knight; Eric Sprunk; Jill Ker Conway; Phyllis Wise; Don Blair; Sustainable Business And Innovation; SB&I; Flyknit; DyeCoo; Footwear; Athletic Footwear; Apparel; Athletic Apparel; Sustainability; Greenpeace; Detox Campaign; Dirty Laundry; Water; Water Use; Water Pollution; Water Resources; Corporate Responsibility Committee; Judgment; Board Of Directors; Board Committees; Environmental And Social Sustainability; Footwear Industry; Decision Choices and Conditions; Decisions; Ethics; Fairness; Globalized Firms and Management; Multinational Firms and Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Governance; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Governance; Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management; Innovation Leadership; Innovation Strategy; Goals and Objectives; Management Practices and Processes; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Performance; Alignment; Supply Chain; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Judgments; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Asia; China; United States; Oregon; Portland
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      Paine, Lynn S., Nien-he Hsieh, and Lara Adamsons. "Governance and Sustainability at Nike (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 313-147, June 2013. (Revised September 2016.)
      • 2012
      • Chapter

      Work, Ownership, and Productive Enfranchisement

      By: Nien-he Hsieh
      Keywords: Labor; Ownership Stake; Private Ownership
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      Hsieh, Nien-he. "Work, Ownership, and Productive Enfranchisement." In Property-Owning Democracy: Rawls and Beyond, edited by Martin O'Neill and Thad Williamson. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
      • 2013
      • Contribution

      Work

      By: Nien-he Hsieh
      This chapter has two aims. First, in light of the continued dominance of market capitalism, one aim of the chapter is to examine contemporary approaches to traditional concerns about the impact of market capitalism on the manner in which work is carried out. By the... View Details
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      Hsieh, Nien-he. "Work." Contribution to Chap. 65 Routledge Companion to Social and Political Philosophy, edited by Gerald F. Gaus, Fred D'Agostino, and Ryan Muldoon. London: Routledge, 2013.
      • 2011
      • Chapter

      Multinational Enterprises and Corporate Responsibility: A Matter of Justice?

      By: Nien-he Hsieh
      Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Ethics; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Lawfulness
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      Hsieh, Nien-he. "Multinational Enterprises and Corporate Responsibility: A Matter of Justice?" In Morality and Global Justice: The Reader. 1st ed. Edited by Michael Boylan. Boulder: Westview Press, 2011.
      • 2010
      • Chapter

      Efficiency and Rationality

      By: Nien-he Hsieh
      Keywords: Performance Efficiency
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      Hsieh, Nien-he. "Efficiency and Rationality." In Finance Ethics: Critical Issues in Theory and Practice , edited by John Boatwright. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2010.
      • January 2010 (Revised December 2011)
      • Background Note

      A Framework for Ethical Reasoning

      By: Sandra J. Sucher and Nien-he Hsieh
      A practical framework for evaluating the ethical dimensions of a proposed course of action for managers and executives. View Details
      Keywords: Decision Making; Ethics; Values and Beliefs; Framework; Corporate Accountability; Leadership
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      Sucher, Sandra J., and Nien-he Hsieh. "A Framework for Ethical Reasoning." Harvard Business School Background Note 610-050, January 2010. (Revised December 2011.)
      • 2009
      • Article

      Corporate Social Responsibility and the Priority of Shareholders

      By: Nien-he Hsieh
      Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Shareholder Relations
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      Hsieh, Nien-he. "Corporate Social Responsibility and the Priority of Shareholders." Journal of Business Ethics 88, no. 4 (2009): 553–560.
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      Does Global Business Have a Responsibility to Promote Just Institutions?

      By: Nien-he Hsieh
      Keywords: Business Ventures
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      Hsieh, Nien-he. "Does Global Business Have a Responsibility to Promote Just Institutions?" Business Ethics Quarterly 19, no. 2 (April 2009): 251–273.
      • 2009
      • Article

      Justice at Work: Arguing for Property-Owning Democracy

      By: Nien-he Hsieh
      Keywords: Ownership; Government and Politics
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      Hsieh, Nien-he. "Justice at Work: Arguing for Property-Owning Democracy." Journal of Social Philosophy 40, no. 3 (2009): 397–411.
      • March 2008
      • Article

      Justice in Production

      By: Nien-he Hsieh
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      Hsieh, Nien-he. "Justice in Production." Journal of Political Philosophy 16, no. 1 (March 2008): 72–100.
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