Stakeholder Management, Reciprocity and Stakeholder Responsibility
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Stakeholder theory advocates that firms bear responsibility for the implications of their actions. However, while a firm affects or can affect stakeholders, stakeholders can also affect the corporation. Previous stakeholder theorising has neglected the reciprocal nature of responsibility. The question can be asked whether—in a spirit of reciprocity, loyalty and fairness—stakeholders should treat the corporation in a fair and responsible way. This study based on different definitions of stakeholders argues that various stakeholder attributes differ for different categories of stakeholders. This analysis presumes that the attribute of stakeholder reciprocity can probably be restricted to real stakeholders, labelled stakeowners: genuine stakeholders with a legitimate stake, the loyal partners who strive for mutual benefits. Stakeowners own and deserve a stake in the firm. Stakeholder reciprocity could be an innovative criterion in the corporate governance debate as to who should be accorded representation on the board. Corporate social responsibility should imply corporate stakeholder responsibility. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2012Download Info
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Article provided by Springer in its journal Journal of Business Ethics.
Volume (Year): 109 (2012)
Issue (Month): 1 (August)
Pages: 83-96
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Keywords: Stakeholder; Stakeholder management; Stakeholder theory; Corporate social responsibility; Business ethics; Corporate governance; Fairness; Reciprocity; Stakeowner;References
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