Stakeholder Theory Essential Readings in Ethical Leadership and Management

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Pub. Date: 2007-07-17
Publisher(s): Prometheus
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Summary

This valuable collection will serve as the standard reference source for research into stakeholder theory, the dominant framework for analysing ethical issues within the field of business ethics, for years to come.

Table of Contents

Forewordp. 9
Introductionp. 15
The Origins of Stakeholder Theoryp. 23
Management's Responsibility in a Complex Worldp. 26
Our Changing Concept of the Corporationp. 32
Strategic Management in a Kibitzer's Worldp. 40
Stockholders and Stakeholders: A New Perspective on Corporate Governancep. 48
Suggestions for Further Readingp. 56
Normative Foundationsp. 59
The Stakeholder Theory of the Corporation: Concepts, Evidence, and Implicationsp. 62
Managing for Stakeholdersp. 71
Stakeholder Theory and a Principle of Fairnessp. 89
Feminist Ethics as a Moral Grounding for Stakeholder Theoryp. 96
Suggestions for Further Readingp. 108
Normative Controversiesp. 111
The Normative Theories of Business Ethics: A Guide for the Perplexedp. 115
A Fiduciary Argument against Stakeholder Theoryp. 124
Upping the Stakes: A Response to John Hasnas on the Normative Viability of the Stockholder and Stakeholder Theoriesp. 134
Getting Real: Stakeholder Theory, Managerial Practice, and the General Irrelevance of Fiduciary Duties Owed to Shareholdersp. 141
What Stakeholder Theory Is Notp. 151
Suggestions for Further Readingp. 160
Stakeholder Identityp. 163
Toward a Theory of Stakeholder Identification and Salience: Defining the Principle of Who and What Really Countsp. 166
Corporate Social Responsibility and the Identification of Stakeholdersp. 179
Morality and Strategy in Stakeholder Identificationp. 191
The Primordial Stakeholder: Advancing the Conceptual Consideration of Stakeholder Status for the Natural Environmentp. 202
Suggestions for Further Readingp. 217
Applications 1: Stakeholder Theory at Work in the Corporate Domainp. 219
Gaining Goodwill: Developing Stakeholder Approaches to Corporate Governancep. 222
A Stakeholder Model for Implementing Social Responsibility in Marketingp. 235
Corporate Social Responsibility Communication: Stakeholder Information, Response, and Involvement Strategiesp. 247
The Body Shop Values Report-Towards Integrated Stakeholder Auditingp. 258
Suggestions for Further Readingp. 267
Applications 2: Extending Stakeholder Theoryp. 269
Business Ethics, Stakeholder Theory, and the Ethics of Healthcare Organizationsp. 273
Stakeholder Management for Conservation Projects: A Case Study of Ream National Park, Cambodiap. 284
Stakeholder Champions: How to Internationalize the Corporate Social Responsibility Agendap. 294
Re-engineering the Business Curriculum: A Stakeholder Paradigmp. 304
Suggestions for Further Readingp. 311
Bibliographyp. 313
List of Contributorsp. 349
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