Stakeholder Theory Classification, Definitions and Essential Contestability

• Published in: Stakeholder Management Vol. 1; pp. 21 - 47
• Main Author: Miles, Samantha
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: United Kingdom Emerald Publishing Limited 23.05.2017
• Subjects: Business strategy; Competitive strategy; Stakeholder management; Strategy; meta-theory; Conceptual enquiry; essentially contested concept; stakeholder classification; stakeholder definitions

Abstract Stakeholder theory has been accused of being an umbrella concept rather than a distinct theory per se. Recognizing the stakeholder concept as an essentially contested concept subject to multiple competing interpretations, this chapter presents a systematic meta-level conceptual analysis. Th...