TY - JOUR
T1 - Dialogue
T2 - Toward superior stakeholder theory
AU - Agle, Bradley R.
AU - Donaldson, Thomas
AU - Freeman, R. Edward
AU - Jensen, Michael C.
AU - Mitchell, Ronald K.
AU - Wood, Donna J.
PY - 2008/4
Y1 - 2008/4
N2 - A quick look at what is happening in the corporate world makes it clear that the stakeholder idea is alive, well, and flourishing; and the question now is not "if " but "how" stakeholder theory will meet the challenges of its success. Does stakeholder theory's "arrival" mean continued dynamism, refinement, and relevance, or stasis? How will superior stakeholder theory continue to develop? In light of these and related questions, the authors of these essays conducted an ongoing dialogue on the current state and future of stakeholder thinking. Beginning with a review of research and theory that has developed since the major stakeholder theorizing efforts of the 1990s, the authors individually offer their perspectives on the key issues relevant today to stakeholder thinking, and to suggest possible approaches that might lead toward and enable the continuing development of superior stakeholder theory.
AB - A quick look at what is happening in the corporate world makes it clear that the stakeholder idea is alive, well, and flourishing; and the question now is not "if " but "how" stakeholder theory will meet the challenges of its success. Does stakeholder theory's "arrival" mean continued dynamism, refinement, and relevance, or stasis? How will superior stakeholder theory continue to develop? In light of these and related questions, the authors of these essays conducted an ongoing dialogue on the current state and future of stakeholder thinking. Beginning with a review of research and theory that has developed since the major stakeholder theorizing efforts of the 1990s, the authors individually offer their perspectives on the key issues relevant today to stakeholder thinking, and to suggest possible approaches that might lead toward and enable the continuing development of superior stakeholder theory.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=44449129627&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.5840/beq200818214
DO - 10.5840/beq200818214
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:44449129627
SN - 1052-150X
VL - 18
SP - 153
EP - 190
JO - Business Ethics Quarterly
JF - Business Ethics Quarterly
IS - 2
ER -