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Nien-hê Hsieh

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Associate Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics and of Philosophy
Ph.D. Harvard
Contact Information
Phone: 
(215) 573-7905
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Office Location: 
665 Huntsman Hall
Research Interests: 
  • ethics
  • distributive justice
  • managerial authority
  • corporate social responsibility
  • theories of value and choice

    • Nien-hê Hsieh work focuses on the justified exercise of managerial authority. Within this area, topics of research include authority and work, the provision of assistance by multinational corporations, and incommensurable values and justified choice. He teaches courses in ethics and corporate responsibility and serves as Book Notes Editor for the Business Ethics Quarterly, the journal of the Society for Business Ethics. For 2007-2008, he will be a Faculty Fellow at the Edmond J. Safra Foundation Center for Ethics at Harvard University.

    Selected Publications: 

    “Justice in Production.” The Journal of Political Philosophy (forthcoming).

    “Maximization, Incomparability, and Managerial Choice.” Business Ethics Quarterly (forthcoming).

    “Is Incomparability a Problem for Anyone?" Economics and Philosophy 23.1: 65-80 (2007). (with Alan Strudler and David Wasserman)

    “The Numbers Problem.” Philosophy and Public Affairs 34.4: 352-372 (2006).