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Stakeholder Capitalism

Stakeholder Capitalism

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1. The changing role of stakeholders

The business textbook definition of a corporate stakeholder is any individual or organisation with a vested interest in the performance of a company. These stakeholders and their various roles fall into very distinct categories, making their perspectives and priorities easy to identify. A straightforward, top-down model that allows businesses to take appropriate action to keep all types of stakeholders on side.

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2. How does stakeholder capitalism work?

Claims that stakeholder capitalism is flawed and even dangerous reflect a lack of understanding of how the system works. Correctly implemented as a route to value creation for all stakeholders, it is a sustainable model for building both long-term business resilience and financial success.

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3. Measuring stakeholder capitalism

Having adopted a stakeholder capitalism model as the path to long-term business success, companies are faced with the challenge of how to measure their progress, both against stakeholder priorities and attributable outcomes. Frameworks are being built, but a global, cross-industry solution has yet to be established.

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4. New challenges in the era of Stakeholder capitalism

The shift from a shareholder to a stakeholder-centric model of capitalism seems inevitable. But how will the 21st century version differ from previous iterations, how does the business world transition from the theoretical to the practical, and is it even possible to prioritise all stakeholder groups?

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5. What are the impacts of stakeholders on a business?

In an era when stakeholders wield more power over business outcomes than ever before, every organisation needs to understand the impacts different stakeholder groups can have on its operations.

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6. Why is stakeholder management important?

In a world where the importance, influence and impact of myriad stakeholder groups is becoming ever greater, businesses need to be able to manage their relationships with those stakeholders. Having an effective stakeholder engagement plan creates competitive advantage, cements customer loyalty, and renews the social contract.

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7. Stakeholder engagement: definition and strategies

The rising influence of multiple stakeholders requires forward-looking businesses to not only employ a stakeholder intelligence solution to track stakeholder perceptions, but also develop a stakeholder engagement plan for acting on that intelligence.

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8. How to perform stakeholder analysis

With stakeholder interests, expectations and dissatisfactions growing ever more prominent, stakeholder analysis should be a fundamental part of any business’ strategic toolkit and executive reporting framework. But for the results to be useful, it needs to move from a once-a-year internal review to an always-on, agile process.

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9. From shareholder primacy to stakeholder centricity

The rise of stakeholder over shareholder capitalism has seen a shift in prioritisation within businesses, but it isn’t a case of shareholders versus stakeholders. There is no either/or when it comes to who should benefit from business. Rather, stakeholder capitalism sees a broadening perspective on how shared value can be achieved for all stakeholders.

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10. How is stakeholder capitalism implemented?

As a business ideal, stakeholder capitalism is a popular concept, garnering support from large corporations and global economic foundations. But despite recognition of its undeniable merits, widespread implementation has yet to take hold, and confusion reigns on how best to make it work it practice. The vital first step in the journey from theory to practice is to ask – do we know what our stakeholders think and feel about us?

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