Corporate Governance: Volume 5 Issue 2
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The international journal of business in societyTable of contents
Stakeholder theory in perspective
Yvon Pesqueux, Salma Damak‐AyadiThose who use stakeholder theory as a reference are both underlining the correlation between facts and a certain conceptualization thereof, and trying to make the necessary shift…
A critique of stake‐holder theory: management science or a sophisticated ideology of control?
Elena P. Antonacopoulou, Jérôme MéricIn this article a critique of stakeholder theory is presented. The analysis highlights several concerns regarding the scientific rigor of this body of knowledge revealing the…
Some philosophical issues in corporate governance: the role of property in stakeholder theory
Maria Bonnafous‐BoucherFocuses on what can be referred to as the “fundamental philosophical issues of corporate governance”. Outlines the interdependence of various kinds of governance. Demonstrates…
Human rights as a normative basis for stakeholder legitimacy
Bert van de VenThis article discusses the appeal of human rights as a normative basis for stakeholder claims in the context of international business. This appeal to human rights has proven to…
Towards the relational corporation: from managing stakeholder relationships to building stakeholder relationships (waiting for Copernicus)
Josep M. LozanoThe starting point of this paper is the traditional view of stakeholders (encompassing the binomial affecting – affected by the company), and identifies the analytical, managerial…
In search of new organizational values: the irruption of beauty in an entrepreneurial creation
Hervé ColasThe general aim of this paper is to shift the interest in two particular stakeholders, the entrepreneur and the company itself, from a vision based on a company perceived as a…
Changing managers’ values towards a broader stakeholder orientation
Sybille Sachs, Edwin RühliChallenged by recent incidents as they occurred at Enron, WorldCom, Disney and Xerox, management has to rethink its values and to consider the expectations of their stakeholders…
Stakeholder theory, society and social cohesion
François LépineuxStakeholder theory is a “weak” theory, which suffers from a number of flaws. This article is based on the intuition that many of these problems are linked together, and that they…
State as a stakeholder
Sibel Yamak, Ömür SüerIn this paper, we want to focus on the interactions of shareholder theory, stakeholder theory, institutional theory and agency theory in terms of corporate social responsibility…
The stakeholders’ perspective on the international business school
Albert StähliThis article describes the contribution of the international business school to anchor ethical behavior maxims in the heads of the economic decision makers. Successful management…
Towards a stakeholder responsible approach: the constructive role of reporting
Stefano Zambon, Adele Del BelloIt is commonly recognized that nowadays social and environmental aspects, and more in general stakeholder‐linked issues, are becoming important corporate value drivers. It is also…
Organizations which make a difference: a philosophical argument for the “people focused organization”
Ed WeymesTraditional management theory is grounded in the concept of bureaucracy which provides a platform for managers to control behavior. When behavior is controlled, personal freedom…
The measurement of responsible governance and management of NPOs in New Zealand: an evaluation tool for NPOs, donors and government. “If you have no money – you have no mission”
J. Mueller, D. Williams, A. Higgins, M. TouIn New Zealand, as in many other developed countries around the world, news is made not just by those many organizations with superb performance records, but also by the few whose…
Lead, respond, partner or ignore: the role of business schools on corporate responsibility
Louise Gardiner, Peter LacyA number of recent trends are influencing business schools towards better teaching and accounting for the role of “business in society” (BiS). The following article looks at…
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- Professor Gabriel Eweje