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The Social Issues in Management Division has had a long history of research into various aspects of governmental influences on business. Recent years, however, have seen stakeholder theory sort of sweep the field, and under a stakeholder theory of capitalism, governments will matter less then they have in the past as stakeholder principles are implemented throughout the corporate world. This article will examine the nature of this claim by discussing problems with the implementation of stakeholder theory and examining the role of public policy in our society.
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Buchholz, R.A., Rosenthal, S.B. Stakeholder Theory and Public Policy: How Governments Matter. Journal of Business Ethics 51, 143–153 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:BUSI.0000033608.61005.1f
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