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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.)
  • February 2009 (Revised September 2011)
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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
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Paine, Lynn S., and Lara Adamsons. "Business and Human Rights." Harvard Business School Background Note 309-097, February 2009. (Revised September 2011.)
  • November 2018 (Revised November 2024)
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Human Rights

By: Reshmaan Hussam, Mattias E. Fibiger and Grace Liu
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Hussam, Reshmaan, Mattias E. Fibiger, and Grace Liu. "Human Rights." Harvard Business School Technical Note 719-036, November 2018. (Revised November 2024.)
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Foreign Investment and Human Rights

By: Debora Spar
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Spar, Debora. "Foreign Investment and Human Rights." Challenge 42, no. 1 (January–February 1999): 55–80.
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Profitable Souls: Foreign Investment and the Fate of Human Rights

By: Debora L. Spar
This is a project about foreign investment, about what happens when big multinational firms invest in small, poor, and often nasty places. Typically, most observers assume that this is a largely negative relationship: that multinationals exploit the local population,... View Details
  • Spring 1983
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Doing What's Right vs. Doing the Right Thing: The Normative Underpinnings of Human Resource Strategy

By: Leonard A. Schlesinger
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Schlesinger, Leonard A. "Doing What's Right vs. Doing the Right Thing: The Normative Underpinnings of Human Resource Strategy." Human Resource Management 22, nos. 1/2 (Spring 1983).
  • August 2020
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Putting the Guiding Principles into Action: Human Rights at Barrick Gold (C)

By: Nien-hê Hsieh
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Hsieh, Nien-hê. "Putting the Guiding Principles into Action: Human Rights at Barrick Gold (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 321-033, August 2020.
  • March 2016 (Revised December 2017)
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Putting the Guiding Principles into Action: Human Rights at Barrick Gold (B)

By: Rebecca Henderson and Nien-hê Hsieh
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Henderson, Rebecca, and Nien-hê Hsieh. "Putting the Guiding Principles into Action: Human Rights at Barrick Gold (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 316-139, March 2016. (Revised December 2017.)
  • August 2016 (Revised July 2018)
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Accenture Human Capital Strategy

By: Paula A. Price, V.G. Narayanan and James Weber
Accenture is a leading global consulting, technology, and outsourcing company. It has clients and its own operations throughout the world. This case describes the human resources and related activities necessary to deliver its services to clients. It allows students to... View Details
Keywords: Management Consulting; Technology Consulting; Outsourcing; Human Resources; Activity Based Costing and Management; Management Practices and Processes
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Price, Paula A., V.G. Narayanan, and James Weber. "Accenture Human Capital Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 117-032, August 2016. (Revised July 2018.)
  • October 2016 (Revised August 2020)
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Putting the Guiding Principles into Action: Human Rights at Barrick Gold (A), (B), and (C)

By: Nien-hê Hsieh
Teaching Note for HBS Nos. 315-108, 316-139, and 321-033. View Details
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Hsieh, Nien-hê. "Putting the Guiding Principles into Action: Human Rights at Barrick Gold (A), (B), and (C)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 317-015, October 2016. (Revised August 2020.)
  • July 2017
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Business Responsibilities for Human Rights: A Commentary on Arnold

By: Nien-hê Hsieh
Human rights have come to play a prominent role in debates about the responsibilities of business. In the business ethics literature, there are two approaches to the question of whether businesses have human rights obligations. The “moral” approach conceives of human... View Details
Keywords: Rights; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Moral Sensibility; Society
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Hsieh, Nien-hê. "Business Responsibilities for Human Rights: A Commentary on Arnold." Business and Human Rights Journal 2, no. 2 (July 2017): 297–309.
  • 02 Dec 2010
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Making Right Choices: Art or Science?

at its heart, involves a series of choices. Neuropsychologists tell us that the human brain can comfortably deal with only a limited number of alternatives (seven plus or minus two, according to a number of studies). Fields like decision... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
  • May – June 2006
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Choose the Right Measures, Drive the Right Strategy

By: Dennis Campbell
Metrics overload is a common problem that can have serious consequences: Specifically, it can make it difficult for employees to see what actions they should take to execute strategic objectives. Having too many metrics dilutes the focus and invariably means many are... View Details
Keywords: Measurement and Metrics; Strategy; Employees; Customer Satisfaction
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Campbell, Dennis. "Choose the Right Measures, Drive the Right Strategy." Balanced Scorecard Report (May–June 2006).
  • 26 Mar 2024
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How Humans Outshine AI in Adapting to Change

Julian De Freitas, an assistant professor at Harvard Business School, in the article “Self-Orienting in Human and Machine Learning,” recently published in the journal Nature Human Behaviour. “Our research... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Technology; Information Technology
  • July–August 2024
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Case Study: Are the Right People in the Right Seats?

By: Nitin Nohria
The newly appointed CEO of Highstreet Properties has doubts about several members of the top team she has inherited. She’s trying to drive a turnaround, the company has a complicated matrix structure, and some team members seem opposed to her strategy. She’s debating... View Details
Keywords: Business or Company Management; Organizational Structure; Employees; Change Management
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Nohria, Nitin. "Case Study: Are the Right People in the Right Seats?" Harvard Business Review 102, no. 4 (July–August 2024): 152–157.
  • 05 Sep 2019
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Making the Right Technical Hire

and hire the right people right away, and each time you add a new person to the team, there will likely be a J-curve impact on productivity. Therefore, when you prioritize hiring, factor in how long some... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin; Technology
  • September 2013 (Revised June 2014)
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Rana Plaza: Workplace Safety In Bangladesh (A)

By: John A. Quelch and Margaret L. Rodriguez
On April 24, 2013 the Rana Plaza factory building collapsed in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Over 1,100 people were killed in the worst industrial accident since the Union Carbide plant gas leak in Bhopal, India. Most of the victims worked for garment factories,... View Details
Keywords: Marketing; Public Health; Safety; Workplace; Human Rights; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Bangladesh
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Quelch, John A., and Margaret L. Rodriguez. "Rana Plaza: Workplace Safety In Bangladesh (A)." Harvard Business School Case 514-034, September 2013. (Revised June 2014.)
  • March 2025
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Metaphysic AI: Rethinking the Value of Human Expertise

By: Zoë B. Cullen, Shikhar Ghosh and Shweta Bagai
In early 2025, Thomas Graham, CEO of Metaphysic, a leading AI generative video company confronted fundamental questions about who should control digital identity in a world where AI could perfectly recreate human likeness. Founded in 2021, Metaphysic first rose to fame... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Ethics; AI and Machine Learning; Intellectual Property; Rights; Negotiation; Value; Motion Pictures and Video Industry; Technology Industry
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Cullen, Zoë B., Shikhar Ghosh, and Shweta Bagai. "Metaphysic AI: Rethinking the Value of Human Expertise." Harvard Business School Case 825-146, March 2025.
  • September 1993
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Manufacturing at ALZA: The Right Prescription? (B)

By: Dorothy A. Leonard
ALZA, a drug delivery company, must decide what and for whom to manufacture. In the past, it has licensed to pharmaceutical companies its patented system for the slow release of drugs into the human system. Therefore the company has little experience in choice of drug... View Details
Keywords: Experience and Expertise; Decision Choices and Conditions; Patents; Production; Pharmaceutical Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
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Leonard, Dorothy A. "Manufacturing at ALZA: The Right Prescription? (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 694-020, September 1993.
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