Employees as Conduits for Effective Stakeholder Engagement: An Example from B Corporations

Is there a link between how a firm manages its internal and external stakeholders? More specifically, are firms that give employees stock ownership and more say in running the enterprise more likely to engage with external stakeholders? This study seeks to answer these questions by elaborating on me...

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Authors: Winkler, Anne-Laure P. (Author) ; Brown, Jill A. (Author) ; Finegold, David L. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 2019
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2019, Volume: 160, Issue: 4, Pages: 913-936
Further subjects:B B Corporations and certification
B Employee ownership and employee involvement
B Stakeholder engagement
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