Needs and Challenges of Pursuing a Stakeholder Consequence Research Stream

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  • Kenneth Wm. Kury Saint Joseph's University

Keywords:

Leadership, Ethics, Accountability, Stakeholder

Abstract

This paper argues that the academic discourse on stakeholder theory is missing an important component – the long-term stakeholder consequences of organizational action. The needs and challenges associated with pursuing such a research agenda are addressed. The paper proposes three longitudinal studies in the areas of pension plan terminations, credit card debt liberalization, and sub-prime mortgages; which collectively will begin to shed light on how organizations actually impact stakeholders. Implications of how a renewed focus on stakeholder impacts and movement toward grounded theory development of a predictive model of stakeholder impact contributes to the current stakeholder theory. A predictive model could aid organizational decision by suggesting stakeholder consequences prior to an action being taken.

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Published

2017-09-01

How to Cite

Kury, K. W. (2017). Needs and Challenges of Pursuing a Stakeholder Consequence Research Stream. Journal of Leadership, Accountability and Ethics, 14(2). Retrieved from https://articlegateway.com/index.php/JLAE/article/view/1600

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