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Understanding stakeholder influence: lessons from a controversial megaproject

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  • Lara Gonzalez-Porras
  • Anna Heikkinen
  • Johanna Kujala

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This study aims to extend the understanding of stakeholder influence in megaprojects by examining a controversial pulp mill project in Uruguay. The theoretical framework is based on stakeholder theory, focusing on stakeholder influences in international megaprojects. The research data comprise 96 newspaper articles from 2005 to 2009, and qualitative content analysis is used in the empirical analysis. The findings present the main events of the megaproject and how the stakeholder-firm and inter-stakeholder influences emerged and evolved during the project. This research contributes to the existing knowledge of stakeholder influence in megaprojects by showing that stakeholder influences are interdependent and non-exclusive and that stakeholder influence evolves over time. Moreover, the study examines inter-stakeholder influence in addition to stakeholder-firm influence and extends the stakeholder-firm classification, contributing to the literature on secondary stakeholder influence. The managerial implications emphasise the importance of understanding how stakeholders can be influenced by or, alternatively, exert influence in megaprojects.

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  • Lara Gonzalez-Porras & Anna Heikkinen & Johanna Kujala, 2021. "Understanding stakeholder influence: lessons from a controversial megaproject," International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 21(2/3), pages 191-213.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijhrdm:v:21:y:2021:i:2/3:p:191-213
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    1. Marcus Hübscher, 2022. "Planning behind Closed Doors: Unlocking Large-Scale Urban Development Projects Using the Stakeholder Approach on Tenerife, Spain," Land, MDPI, vol. 11(3), pages 1-25, March.

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