Artikel

Stakeholder theory: Toward a classical institutional economics perspective

Stakeholder theorists have traditionally objected to the neoclassical conception of the firm as a vehicle for maximizing profit or shareholder wealth, thus opening up space for controversial engagement with neoclassical economics. The present paper fills some of this space by elaborating the parallels between stakeholder theory and classical institutional economics, a heterodox school of economic thought that has long been critical of a broad range of neoclassical ideas. Rooted in the writings of Veblen and Commons, classical institutional economics explores how the social provisioning process is coordinated or hindered by real-world business institutions. From this standpoint, stakeholder theory highlights the possibility of overcoming the institutionally ingrained conflicts and trade-offs for the sake of realizing common human interests in organizing the social provisioning process in an orderly and reasonable way. This argument not only illuminates the relationship of stakeholder theory to the wider societal context of modern capitalist economies but also elaborates novel aspects of the moral nature of stakeholder management.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Journal: Journal of Business Ethics ; ISSN: 1573-0697 ; Volume: 188 ; Year: 2023 ; Issue: 1 ; Pages: 75-88 ; Berlin: Springer Nature

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Thema
stakeholder theory
classical institutional economics
social provisioning process

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Geistige Schöpfung
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Valentinov, Vladislav
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
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Springer Nature
(wo)
Berlin
(wann)
2023

DOI
doi:10.1007/s10551-022-05304-w
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  • Valentinov, Vladislav
  • Springer Nature

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  • 2023

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