Stakeholder Theory Classification: A Theoretical and Empirical Evaluation of Definitions

Stakeholder theory is widely accepted but elementary aspects remain indeterminate as the term ‘stakeholder’ is an essentially contested concept (Miles, J Bus Ethics 108:285–298, 2012; Mitchell, Organ Stud 33:1407–1411, 2012), being variously describable, internally complex and open in character (Gal...

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Main Author: Miles, Samantha (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2017
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2017, Volume: 142, Issue: 3, Pages: 437-459
Further subjects:B stakeholder identification
B Stakeholder definitions
B Stakeholder Theory
B Classification
B essentially contested concepts
B Stakeholder classification
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