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Toward a Contemporary Conceptual Framework for Stakeholder Theory

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Atomic individualism is embedded in most definitions of stakeholder theory, and as a result, stakeholders are not integral to the basic identity of the corporation which is considered to be independent of, and separate from, its stakeholders. Feminist theory has been suggested as a way of developing a more relational view of the corporation and its stakeholders, but it lacks a systematically developed conceptual framework for undergirding its own insights. Pragmatic philosophy is offered as a way of providing this theoretical undergirding for . a relational understanding of the firm and its stakeholders.

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  1. Professor of Business Ethics Emeritus in the College of Business Administration, Loyola University New Orleans, 800 Pearl St. Apt. 1104, Denver, CO, 80203, USA

    Rogene A. Buchholz & Sandra B. Rosenthal

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Buchholz, R.A., Rosenthal, S.B. Toward a Contemporary Conceptual Framework for Stakeholder Theory. J Bus Ethics 58, 137–148 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-005-1393-8

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