Stakeholder theory is used for many purposes in a wide array of disciplines. It was intended to serve as a strategic management tool for business and society relationships in a capitalist system. While it has broad scholarly appeal, it is still somewhat controversial and is considered to be...

"Stakeholder theory is used for many purposes in a wide array of disciplines. It was intended to serve as a strategic management tool for business and society relationships in a capitalist system. While it has broad scholarly appeal, it is still somewhat controversial and is considered to be...

The financial crisis of 2007/08 has caused many to question the basic premises of the current business system (Kaletsky, 2010). Porter and Kramer (2011) suggest that the purpose of the corporation needs to be redefined. They posit that the corporation, rather than merely pursuing financial value...

The financial crisis of 2007/08 has caused many to question the basic premises of the current business system. ‘Business as usual' has come under heavy scrutiny. Achieving environmental and social sustainability stand out as some of the major challenges that current business leaders have to...

The concept of social entrepreneurship is discussed and examined for its potential to support sustainable value creation. A detailed case study of bracNet provides an example of shared value creation. bracNet is a for-profit enterprise in Bangladesh aiming to close the digital divide globally...