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Stakeholder Theory: A Luhmannian Perspective:
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In this article, the cross-fertilization potential between stakeholder theory and Niklas Luhmann's social systems theory is explored, and the authors explore the cross fertilisation potential between Stakeholder Theory and Social Systems Theory.Abstract:
We explore the cross-fertilization potential between stakeholder theory and Niklas Luhmann’s social systems theory. Social systems, such as corporations or nonprofits, are defined by complexity red...read more
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The agrarian vision: sustainability and environmental ethics
TL;DR: The agrarian vision: sustainability and environmental ethics, by Paul B. Thompson, Lexington, The University Press of Kentucky, 2010, xi++323 pp., US$40, ISBN 978-0-8131-2587-9 Thompson's aim in t...
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Why are social enterprises good candidates for social innovation? Looking for personal and institutional drivers of innovation
TL;DR: In this article, the authors deal with historical reconstruction of the concept of Social Enterprise and Social Innovation, and their conceptual premises, and consider the process of creation of social innovation in social enterprises, where social motivations, collective action of a cooperative kind, multi-stakeholder governance and socialization of resources are singled out as main drivers of innovation.
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Digital transformation and the renewal of social theory: Unpacking the new fraudulent myths and misplaced metaphors
TL;DR: In this article, it is argued that social theory must be renewed to comprehend the new power constellations and new challenges to aesthetic and intellectual ways of life that are being shaped by digital transformation, while social theory runs the risk of being assimilated into the very process that it seeks to understand, or to assimilate so much of the dominant belief system that it loses its critical and creative potential.
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Strategy for collectives and common goods: Coordinating strategy, long-term perspectives and policy domains in governance
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigate the nature and potential of strategy in governance and emphasize the importance of understanding strategy in its (potential) relations to long-term perspectives or narratives about the long term.
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Multifunctional organisation models: A systems – theoretical framework for new venture discovery and creation
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors show how the strategic navigation of the borders between function systems such as politics, science, education, religion, art, or, of course, economy leads to the discovery or creation new opportunities for both business and social entrepreneurship.
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The Stakeholder Theory of the Corporation: Concepts, Evidence, and Implications
Thomas Donaldson,Lee E. Preston +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine three aspects of the stakeholder theory and critique and integrate important contributions to the literature related to each, concluding that the three aspects are mutually supportive and that the normative base of the theory-which includes the modern theory of property rights-is fundamental.
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The Social Responsibility of Business Is to Increase Its Profits
TL;DR: When I hear businessmen speak eloquently about the social responsibilities of business in a free-enterprise system, I am reminded of the wonderful line about the Frenchman who discovered at the age of 70 that he had been speaking prose all his life as mentioned in this paper.
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Corporate Social Performance Revisited
TL;DR: In this article, the authors define corporate social performance (CSP) and reformulate the CSP model to build a coherent, integrative framework for business and society research, where principles of social responsibility are framed at the institutional, organizational, and individual levels; processes of social responsiveness are shown to be environmental assessment, stakeholder management, and issues management; and outcomes of CSP are posed as social impacts, programs, and policies.
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Stakeholder Theory: The State of the Art
Bidhan L. Parmar,R. Edward Freeman,Jeffrey S. Harrison,Andrew C. Wicks,Lauren Purnell,Simone de Colle +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the major uses and adaptations of stakeholder theory across a broad array of disciplines such as business ethics, corporate strategy, finance, accounting, management, and marketing are reviewed.