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Stakeholder Theory
The current focus of much of the thinking
about corporate social responsibility is
Stakeholder Theory.
Adherents of the theory argue that all
stakeholders in a corporation have a
fundamental right to respect, and thus that
corporate officers have a responsibility to
treat them as ends rather than as means to
ends.
Who is a Stakeholder?
Narrow Definition
Any individual or group vital to the survival and
success of the corporation.
Wide Definition
Any individual or group whose interests
can effect or are affected by the
corporation.
Examples?
CSR?
Friedman pulls no punches in this essay. His
opening salvo insists that all talk of CSR is
incomprehensible and declares that the
business people who suggest that business
has obligations beyond profit are advocating
"socialism.
A less impassioned gaze reveals that
Friedman is offering a version of a private
property critique of CSR.
Practical Implications
Stakeholder interests should be
regarded as joint.
Stakeholder interests may be
prioritized by different companies in
different ways.
Businesses must have a clearly
defined purpose.
Theoretical Foundations
The argument from consequences: Results in economic,
social, and environmental benefits.
The argument from rights: Helps to ensure that
property rights and human rights are protected.
The argument from character: Helps ensure that
virtues, such as efficiency, fairness, respect, and
integrity are enacted by managers.
The Pragmatists argument: Because we want humane
social institutions, businesses should be regarded as a
social practice governed by the norms common to all
social practices.