Stakeholder theory
Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur · Swinburne University of Technology · +4 more institutions
Abstract
Stakeholder theory (ST) is a profound theory in business ethics and organizational management. Though several ST reviews are available, they remain restricted to functional or niche areas. Specifically, no study, to date, has attempted to review ST research in its entirety. To address this noteworthy gap, this study endeavors to (i) offer a comprehensive definition of ST and (ii) retrospect ST research and prospect its promising avenues for future growth. Given the large corpus (n = 988) and long history (1969–2021) of ST research, this study adopts and performs a systematic literature review using bibliometric analysis (performance analysis and science mapping). Consequently, this study reveals (i) the…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 111.81
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 87
Authors
5- RMRitika Mahajan
Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur
- WMWeng Marc LimCorresponding
Swinburne University of Technology, Sunway University, Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus
- MSMonica Sareen
Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur
- SKSatish Kumar
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, Sunway University
- RPRajat Panwar
Oregon State University
Topics & keywords
- Stakeholder
- Stakeholder theory
- Strategic management
- Citation
- Sustainability
- Political science
- Sociology
- Knowledge management