A mainstay of stakeholder management is the belief that firms create value when they invest more time, money, and attention to stakeholders than is necessary for the immediate transaction. This tendency to repeat interactions with the same set of stakeholders fosters what we call stakeholder...

In the decades since R. Edward Freeman first introduced stakeholder theory, which views firms in terms of their relationships to a broad set of partners, the stakeholder approach has drawn increasing attention as a model for ethical business. Edited by Freeman, alongside other leading scholars...

Fear of failure is a key barrier in starting a business in many countries throughout the world due to the high risks involved to the founders’ finances, relationships, status and self-esteem. Using the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor’s data from a range of nations, it was observed that...

We consider a company selling heterogeneous products with prices customized for each customer and the final price is set by negotiations between sales agents and customers. This type of pricing modality is referred to as customized pricing with discretion and commonly used in insurance, consumer...

Having moved predominantly online with the UK national lockdown of 2020, a comparison was made of two entrepreneurship courses at The University of Manchester, taught its first online academic year, with the previous year’s versions which were face to face.It was found that students generally...

Background -- Introduction to pricing and revenue optimization -- Models of demand -- Estimating price response -- Optimization -- Price differentiation -- Pricing with constrained supply -- Revenue management -- Capacity allocation -- Network management -- Overbooking -- Markdown management --...

An emerging body of research recognizes the importance of the past and history for corporate social responsibility (CSR) scholarship and practice. However, the meanings that scholars and practitioners can ascribe to the past and history differ fundamentally, posing challenges to the integration...