Toward a theory of stakeholder identification and salience: Defining the principle of who and what really counts

Ronald K. Mitchell ^[1] ; Bradley Agle ^[2] ; Donna J. Wood ^[2]
1. [1] University of Victoria
  
  University of Victoria
  
  Canadá
2. [2] University of Pittsburgh
  
  University of Pittsburgh
  
  City of Pittsburgh, Estados Unidos
Localización: Academy of management review, ISSN 0363-7425, Vol. 22, Nº 4, 1997, págs. 853-886
Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
- Stakeholder theory has been a popular heuristic for describing the management environment for years, but it has not attained full theoretical status. Our aim in this article is to contribute to a theory of stakeholder identification and salience based on stakeholders possessing one or more of three relationship attributes: power, legitimacy, and urgency. By combining these attributes, we generate a typology of stakeholders, propositions concerning their salience to managers of the firm, and research and management implications.