Stakeholder Theory

R. Edward Freeman is Olsson Professor of Business Administration and Co-Director of the Olsson Center for Applied Ethics at the Darden School of Business, University of Virginia. Jeffrey S. Harrison is the W. David Robbins Chair of Strategic Management and Director of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program at the Robins School of Business, University of Richmond. Andrew C. Wicks is Associate Professor of Business Administration, Co-Director of the Olsson Center for Ethics, and Academic Advisor for the Business Roundtable Institute for Corporate Ethics at the Darden School of Business, University of Virginia. Bidhan Parmar is Lecturer in Business Administration at the Darden School of Business, University of Virginia. Simone de Colle is a PhD candidate in management and business ethics at the Darden School of Business, University of Virginia.

• List of figures; Acknowledgements; Preface; Part I. The Genesis of Stakeholder Theory: 1. The problems that stakeholder theory tries to solve; 2. The development of stakeholder theory: a brief history; 3. Stakeholder theory, pragmatism, and method; Part II. Stakeholder Theory and the Traditional Disciplines of Business: 4. Stakeholder theory and strategic management; 5. Stakeholder theory in finance, accounting, management and marketing; 6. Stakeholder theory in law, health care, public policy and environment; Part III. Stakeholder Theory, Ethics, and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): 7. Stakeholder theory and business ethics; 8. Stakeholder theory and corporate social responsibility (CSR); Part IV. Stakeholder Theory: Some Future Possibilities: 9. Stakeholder theory and capitalism; 10. Questions on the horizon; Bibliography; Index.

'The book is a great tool for those who want to have a deep understanding of different perspectives of stakeholder theory. It draws together research of over thirty years as it has been applied in a number of business contexts, in a way that allows readers to understand the evolution of theory, how it has been applied and what future avenues need exploration.' Michael Jay Polonsky, Deakin University, Melbourne