The Stakeholder Theory of the Corporation: Concepts, Evidence, and Implications

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A Stakeholder Theory Perspective on Business Models: Value Creation for Sustainability

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Putting AI ethics to work: are the tools fit for purpose?

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A Communitarian Note on Stakeholder Theory

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Stakeholder Theory: Seeing the Field Through the Forest

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