Business Ethics and Stakeholder Analysis

摘要: Much has been written about stakeholder analysis as a process by which to introduce ethical values into management decision-making. This paper takes critical look at the assumptions behind this idea, in an effort understand better meaning of decisions. A distinction is made between and synthesis. The two most natural kinds synthesis are then defined discussed: strategic multi-fiduciary. Paradoxically, former appears yield business without ethics latter business. concludes suggesting that third approach thinking needs be developed, one avoids paradox just mentioned clarifies for managers (and directors) legitimate role considerations So we must think through what should accountable for; how whom its accountability can discharged. stockholders’ interest, both short- long-term, areas. But it only one. Peter Drucker, 1988 Harvard Business Review