Divergent Stakeholder Theory
Academy of Management ReviewPublished 1 April 1999
R. Edward Freeman
Citations858
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SJR score14.40
SNIP6.11
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The article focuses on a proposal concerning convergent stakeholder theory. It states that what is needed are theories that are divergent and thus utilize the point of view of stakeholder terms in showing different but useful methods of understanding organizations. It suggests that the theory in previous comments are derived in descriptive, instrumental, and normative theory. It mentions that philosophers and ethical theorists have argued that there isn't a meaningful distinction between normative and descriptive except by relying on the distinction itself.
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Decision SciencesBusiness, Management and Accounting
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