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Title Stakeholder Management Theory, Firm Strategy, and Ambidexterity
ID_Doc 66626
Authors Minoja, M
Title Stakeholder Management Theory, Firm Strategy, and Ambidexterity
Year 2012
Published Journal Of Business Ethics, 109, 1
DOI 10.1007/s10551-012-1380-9
Abstract Stakeholder theory scholars have recently addressed two crucial calls: the first is for the integration of strategy and ethics, of stakeholder theory and strategic management, and the second call is for the development of a dynamic approach to stakeholder management. I have attempted to answer these calls by developing a theoretical framework that links together stakeholder management, stakeholder commitment to cooperate with the firm, key decision makers' ethical commitment, and firm strategy. Starting from the basic assumption that managers cannot meet all stakeholders' demands immediately and in a tailored manner, I contend, first, that an ambidextrous approach to stakeholder management is conducive to stakeholders' commitment to cooperate for the sustainable well-being of the firm and, second, that firm strategy and key decision makers' ethical commitment moderate the relationship between an ambidextrous stakeholder management and stakeholder commitment to cooperate. Furthermore, drawing on this theoretical framework, I attempt to address the call for the integration of strategy and ethics by proposing a three-level conceptual model that distinguishes the objectives, the field, and the levers of integration. Finally, I outline a set of propositions that, taken together, represent a first attempt to develop a dynamic approach to stakeholder management.
Author Keywords Ambidexterity; Dynamic approach; Ethics; Firm strategy; Integration; Stakeholder management
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Social Science Citation Index (SSCI)
EID WOS:000306946100007
WoS Category Business; Ethics
Research Area Business & Economics; Social Sciences - Other Topics
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