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This study was prepared under the auspices of the Kellogg Iasti-cute for International studies at... more This study was prepared under the auspices of the Kellogg Iasti-cute for International studies at t h e university of Notre Dame under AID Contract No. AID/OTR-0085-0-00-3367-00. The views and interpretations expressed in this report are those of the authors and should not be attributed to the Agency for International Development or the Kellogg Institute.
This paper argues that the components of globalization (economic integration, democratization, an... more This paper argues that the components of globalization (economic integration, democratization, and global governance networks) are changing the nature of corporate governance and the prospects for peace. Multinational enterprises are the instruments of economic integration. As such, multinationals as a group deserve credit for the positive productivity-related wealth effects of the process. As the implementing institution, these enterprises are also inextricably related to the inequality--the social void--resulting from globalization that threatens peace. Hyper competition in the global product markets and the demands of the financial markets determine, to a large extent, the activities of the multinational. Alternatively, there is an evolving opportunity for management to participate in a socially positive way with global governance networks that are gradually assuming the regulatory role from national governments. Within these market and governance constraints, individual firms ha...
In this timely book, Lee Tavis and Timothy Tavis contend that the values dimension of the actions... more In this timely book, Lee Tavis and Timothy Tavis contend that the values dimension of the actions of multinational firms is becoming increasingly important, given the worldwide integration of economies and peoples. The digital revolution has broadened the reach of globalization and created an informed society that demands higher standards of behavior from the business enterprise; at the same time, multinational corporations have gained power often comparable to that of the nation state, and global society is in need of widely accepted, enduring social and ethical standards. Tavis and Tavis argue that multinational firms must embrace an ethically pro-active stance in their own long-term interests. A strategy of supporting universal human rights, often in partnership with NGOs, offers the greatest potential for success. Values-Based Multinational Management provides an agenda for practical action, with special reference to the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights and t...
This important volume examines the ethical concerns of multinational corporations in the producti... more This important volume examines the ethical concerns of multinational corporations in the production, distribution, and use of pharmaceuticals in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The 33 contributors to the book, which include pharmaceutical executives, religious activists, consumer advocates, officials of nongovernmental organizations, representatives from the World Health Organization, and academics, explore ways in which multinational managers can direct the resources of their firms toward the amelioration of poverty in the Third World, while maintaining the economic viability of their corporations. The book begins by analyzing the overall issue of multinational pharmaceutical corporate involvement in Third World locations. The contributors discuss the broad issue of conflict and collaboration between multinational corporations and activists, the role of pharmaceuticals in Third World health care, and the role of multinational corporations in that process. The book then addresses t...
: Great environmental uncertainties have increased the importance of formal planning structures t... more : Great environmental uncertainties have increased the importance of formal planning structures to assist multinational firms in adapting to a rapidly changing world. It is our belief that the type of information needed by multinational planners can best be obtained when strategies are super-imposed on the operating system of the firm. In the past, fully integrated optimization planning structures were infeasible becuase of the enormous complexity of multinational companies resulting in extremely large models and very slow solution time -- if a solution could be obtained at all. This has led to non-optimization simulation modeling which provides some but not enough relevant information. With Computer Implementation Technology and NETFORM representations, a move to optimization procedures is feasible and desirable. The power of these procedures over simulation models is demonstrated in an application for the U.S. Treasury, where we show how the model can lend insight into important p...
The misallocation of resources and opportunities among the world's people is a key social iss... more The misallocation of resources and opportunities among the world's people is a key social issue. In this work, Lee A. Tavis discusses not only the serious development gap between industrialized and developing countries, but also the widening gap within the developing countries themselves.
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, 2001
This paper argues that the components of globalization (economic integration, democratization, an... more This paper argues that the components of globalization (economic integration, democratization, and global governance networks) are changing the nature of corporate governance and the prospects for peace. Multinational enterprises are the instruments of economic integration. As such, multinationals as a group deserve credit for the positive productivity-related wealth effects of the process. As the implementing institution, these enterprises are also inextricably related to the inequality--the social void--resulting from globalization that threatens peace. Hyper competition in the global product markets and the demands of the financial markets determine, to a large extent, the activities of the multinational. Alternatively, there is an evolving opportunity for management to participate in a socially positive way with global governance networks that are gradually assuming the regulatory role from national governments. Within these market and governance constraints, individual firms ha...
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, Mar 1, 2003
... As Andreas Seiter explained, "It's important that we tell them, but even mo... more ... As Andreas Seiter explained, "It's important that we tell them, but even more important that they tell us. ... 25. Policy on Corporate Citizenship, supra note 14, at 5. 26. Interview with Andreas Seiter, MD, Head, Stakeholder Relations, Novartis International AG, in Basel, Switz. ...
Abstract : Great environmental uncertainties have increased the importance of formal planning str... more Abstract : Great environmental uncertainties have increased the importance of formal planning structures to assist multinational firms in adapting to a rapidly changing world. It is our belief that the information needed by multinational planners can best be generated by superimposing the strategies of the firm on the operating system. In the past, fully integrated optimization operations planning models were infeasible because of the enormous complexity of multinational companies resulting in extremely large models and very slow solution time--if a solution could be obtained at all. This has led to non-optimization simulation modeling which provides some but not enough relevant information. With the recent advance in network modeling and solution technology, a move to optimization procedures is feasible and desirable. The power of these procedures over simulation models is demonstrated in an application for the U.S. Treasury, where we show how a network model can lend insight into important planning issues and development hard cost information for soft constraints. (Author)
Choice Reviews Online, 1989
Studies in Economic Ethics and Philosophy, 2004
There is substantial tension between the contractarian and the communitarian models of society. T... more There is substantial tension between the contractarian and the communitarian models of society. This paper proposes that each of these models emphasizes a different characteristic of our human nature. The personal drive for more is the basis of contractual interactions. Social embedded-ness leads to participation in multiple overlapping communities. A person’s preference for one model or the other depends upon his or her narrative consciousness which reflects the complementarity and contradictions between the drive for more and social embeddedness. The argument in this paper is introduced with a discussion of these three characteristics of human nature.
The Journal of Finance, 1973
This paper asks, "What does CSR and, in particular, CST say about the appropriate role of th... more This paper asks, "What does CSR and, in particular, CST say about the appropriate role of the multinational enterprise in today's global society," and, "How can that role be operationalized?" The most appropriate corporate role, it is argued, is an extension of the basic market model to meet changing social preferences in today's information-rich integrated world. This extension requires a universal standard, broadly viewed as legitimate. CST provides a universal standard with its focus on human rights and its comparability to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Universal Declaration, along with the dialogue and applications it triggered, is the most legitimate international social norm in history. The legitimacy carries through in the extension to corporate social responsibility as defined in the United Nations Global Compact.
The Journal of Risk and Insurance, 1975
This study was prepared under the auspices of the Kellogg Iasti-cute for International studies at... more This study was prepared under the auspices of the Kellogg Iasti-cute for International studies at t h e university of Notre Dame under AID Contract No. AID/OTR-0085-0-00-3367-00. The views and interpretations expressed in this report are those of the authors and should not be attributed to the Agency for International Development or the Kellogg Institute.
This paper argues that the components of globalization (economic integration, democratization, an... more This paper argues that the components of globalization (economic integration, democratization, and global governance networks) are changing the nature of corporate governance and the prospects for peace. Multinational enterprises are the instruments of economic integration. As such, multinationals as a group deserve credit for the positive productivity-related wealth effects of the process. As the implementing institution, these enterprises are also inextricably related to the inequality--the social void--resulting from globalization that threatens peace. Hyper competition in the global product markets and the demands of the financial markets determine, to a large extent, the activities of the multinational. Alternatively, there is an evolving opportunity for management to participate in a socially positive way with global governance networks that are gradually assuming the regulatory role from national governments. Within these market and governance constraints, individual firms ha...
In this timely book, Lee Tavis and Timothy Tavis contend that the values dimension of the actions... more In this timely book, Lee Tavis and Timothy Tavis contend that the values dimension of the actions of multinational firms is becoming increasingly important, given the worldwide integration of economies and peoples. The digital revolution has broadened the reach of globalization and created an informed society that demands higher standards of behavior from the business enterprise; at the same time, multinational corporations have gained power often comparable to that of the nation state, and global society is in need of widely accepted, enduring social and ethical standards. Tavis and Tavis argue that multinational firms must embrace an ethically pro-active stance in their own long-term interests. A strategy of supporting universal human rights, often in partnership with NGOs, offers the greatest potential for success. Values-Based Multinational Management provides an agenda for practical action, with special reference to the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights and t...
This important volume examines the ethical concerns of multinational corporations in the producti... more This important volume examines the ethical concerns of multinational corporations in the production, distribution, and use of pharmaceuticals in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The 33 contributors to the book, which include pharmaceutical executives, religious activists, consumer advocates, officials of nongovernmental organizations, representatives from the World Health Organization, and academics, explore ways in which multinational managers can direct the resources of their firms toward the amelioration of poverty in the Third World, while maintaining the economic viability of their corporations. The book begins by analyzing the overall issue of multinational pharmaceutical corporate involvement in Third World locations. The contributors discuss the broad issue of conflict and collaboration between multinational corporations and activists, the role of pharmaceuticals in Third World health care, and the role of multinational corporations in that process. The book then addresses t...
: Great environmental uncertainties have increased the importance of formal planning structures t... more : Great environmental uncertainties have increased the importance of formal planning structures to assist multinational firms in adapting to a rapidly changing world. It is our belief that the type of information needed by multinational planners can best be obtained when strategies are super-imposed on the operating system of the firm. In the past, fully integrated optimization planning structures were infeasible becuase of the enormous complexity of multinational companies resulting in extremely large models and very slow solution time -- if a solution could be obtained at all. This has led to non-optimization simulation modeling which provides some but not enough relevant information. With Computer Implementation Technology and NETFORM representations, a move to optimization procedures is feasible and desirable. The power of these procedures over simulation models is demonstrated in an application for the U.S. Treasury, where we show how the model can lend insight into important p...
The misallocation of resources and opportunities among the world's people is a key social iss... more The misallocation of resources and opportunities among the world's people is a key social issue. In this work, Lee A. Tavis discusses not only the serious development gap between industrialized and developing countries, but also the widening gap within the developing countries themselves.
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, 2001
This paper argues that the components of globalization (economic integration, democratization, an... more This paper argues that the components of globalization (economic integration, democratization, and global governance networks) are changing the nature of corporate governance and the prospects for peace. Multinational enterprises are the instruments of economic integration. As such, multinationals as a group deserve credit for the positive productivity-related wealth effects of the process. As the implementing institution, these enterprises are also inextricably related to the inequality--the social void--resulting from globalization that threatens peace. Hyper competition in the global product markets and the demands of the financial markets determine, to a large extent, the activities of the multinational. Alternatively, there is an evolving opportunity for management to participate in a socially positive way with global governance networks that are gradually assuming the regulatory role from national governments. Within these market and governance constraints, individual firms ha...
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, Mar 1, 2003
... As Andreas Seiter explained, "It's important that we tell them, but even mo... more ... As Andreas Seiter explained, "It's important that we tell them, but even more important that they tell us. ... 25. Policy on Corporate Citizenship, supra note 14, at 5. 26. Interview with Andreas Seiter, MD, Head, Stakeholder Relations, Novartis International AG, in Basel, Switz. ...
Abstract : Great environmental uncertainties have increased the importance of formal planning str... more Abstract : Great environmental uncertainties have increased the importance of formal planning structures to assist multinational firms in adapting to a rapidly changing world. It is our belief that the information needed by multinational planners can best be generated by superimposing the strategies of the firm on the operating system. In the past, fully integrated optimization operations planning models were infeasible because of the enormous complexity of multinational companies resulting in extremely large models and very slow solution time--if a solution could be obtained at all. This has led to non-optimization simulation modeling which provides some but not enough relevant information. With the recent advance in network modeling and solution technology, a move to optimization procedures is feasible and desirable. The power of these procedures over simulation models is demonstrated in an application for the U.S. Treasury, where we show how a network model can lend insight into important planning issues and development hard cost information for soft constraints. (Author)
Choice Reviews Online, 1989
Studies in Economic Ethics and Philosophy, 2004
There is substantial tension between the contractarian and the communitarian models of society. T... more There is substantial tension between the contractarian and the communitarian models of society. This paper proposes that each of these models emphasizes a different characteristic of our human nature. The personal drive for more is the basis of contractual interactions. Social embedded-ness leads to participation in multiple overlapping communities. A person’s preference for one model or the other depends upon his or her narrative consciousness which reflects the complementarity and contradictions between the drive for more and social embeddedness. The argument in this paper is introduced with a discussion of these three characteristics of human nature.
The Journal of Finance, 1973
This paper asks, "What does CSR and, in particular, CST say about the appropriate role of th... more This paper asks, "What does CSR and, in particular, CST say about the appropriate role of the multinational enterprise in today's global society," and, "How can that role be operationalized?" The most appropriate corporate role, it is argued, is an extension of the basic market model to meet changing social preferences in today's information-rich integrated world. This extension requires a universal standard, broadly viewed as legitimate. CST provides a universal standard with its focus on human rights and its comparability to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Universal Declaration, along with the dialogue and applications it triggered, is the most legitimate international social norm in history. The legitimacy carries through in the extension to corporate social responsibility as defined in the United Nations Global Compact.
The Journal of Risk and Insurance, 1975