Additional information
I approach the roles businesses play in society from the perspectives of political and ethical theory.
Areas of Expertise
- Business Ethics
- (Political) Corporate Social Responsibility
- Business and Society
- Political Theory of Firm
- Data Capitalism
Some Publications
- · Mäkinen, J., & Kourula, A. (2012). Pluralism in political corporate social responsibility. Business Ethics Quarterly, 22(4), 649-678.
- Mäkinen, J., & Kasanen, E. (2016). Boundaries between business and politics: A study on the division of moral labor. Journal of Business Ethics, 134, 103-116.
- · Goodman, J., & Mäkinen, J. (2023). Democracy in political corporate social responsibility: A dynamic, multilevel account. Business & Society, 62(2), 250-284.
- · Lindman, J., Makinen, J., & Kasanen, E. (2023). Big Tech’s power, political corporate social responsibility and regulation.
- Mäkinen, J., & Kakkuri-Knuuttila, M. L. (2013). The defence of utilitarianism in early Rawls: A study of methodological development. Utilitas, 25(1), 1-31. Journal of Information Technology, 38(2), 144-159.
Ongoing Projects
- Ethics of Money Laundering in Banking
- Reflective Equilibrium in Accounting
- Tax Responsibility of Corporation
- Democracy and Business
- Corporate Social Responsibility in Central Asia
- Political Corporate Social Responsibility
Courses Currently Taught
- Leadership and Ethics
- Ethics in Management
- Philosophy and Method of Science
- Business Ethics (International University of Monaco)
Awards and Honors
- Best Paper Award in Journal of Information Technology 2023/2024
- Best Professor Award in Research and Development at Estonian Business School 2020/2021.
- HSE Foundation Award for high-quality publication (Years 2018, 2017, 2012, 2012)
- HSE Foundation Award for Corporate Environmental and Social Responsibility Research (CESR) group for scientifically and socially outstanding research (2009).
- HSE Foundation Award for the high-quality doctoral dissertation done in Helsinki School of Economics (2005).
Media Appearances
- · Brammer, S., Haley, U., Kourula, A., Mäkinen, J., Turkina, N., & Villo, S. (2023, November 20). Corporate exit strategies in repressive regimes: Theoretical reflections on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Management Insights.
Furthermore
I have worked as visiting professor at the International University of Monaco (2024-), Lund University, (2024), Harvard University, (2019), Audencia Business School, (2018), Sciences Po Lille, (2016), University of Amsterdam Business School, (2016), Aalto University School of Business, and Stanford University (2013).
I serve on the editorial board of Business Ethics Quarterly.