Toward a Theory of Stakeholder Identification and Salience: Defining the Principle of Who and What Really Counts

Mitchell, Ronald K.; Agle, Bradley R.; Wood, Donna J.

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Toward a Theory of Stakeholder Identification and Salience: Defining the Principle of Who and What Really Counts

Mitchell, Ronald K., Agle, Bradley R., Wood, Donna J.·1997·The Academy of Management Review

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Ronald K. Mitchell, Bradley R. Agle, Donna J. Wood, Toward a Theory of Stakeholder Identification and Salience: Defining the Principle of Who and What Really Counts, The Academy of Management Review, Vol. 22, No. 4 (Oct., 1997), pp. 853-886

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Authors: Mitchell, R. K., Agle, B. R., & Wood, D. J.
ORCID: Mitchell, Ronald K.
Agle, Bradley R.
Venue: The Academy of Management Review
Publisher: Academy of Management
Published: 1997-10
Volume: 22
Issue: 4
Pages: 853
ISSN: 0363-7425 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.2307/259247
OpenAlex: W4236419616
Cited by: 5,039
References: 2
Citations by year: 2026: 592 · 2025: 579 · 2024: 477 · 2023: 428 · 2022: 458 · 2021: 406 · 2020: 240 · 2019: 213 · 2018: 187 · 2017: 161 · 2016: 157 · 2015: 173 · 2014: 142 · 2013: 116 · 2012: 103
FWCI: 19.81
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Academy of Management Review (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting
Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Management and Organizational Studies
Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability
Keywords: stakeholder identification, stakeholder salience, stakeholder theory, stakeholder management, stakeholder importance, stakeholder influence, stakeholder power

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