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BUSINESS & SOCIETY
Volume 47, Issue 1, Pages 21-49Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/0007650307306636
Keywords
social movements; collective action; stakeholder influence
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This article provides a social movement theory-based explanation for the emergence and influence of corporate stakeholders. The author argues that stakeholder influence originates in the collective action of potential stakeholders. Collective action binds individual stakeholders together, assists in the formation of a common identity and interests, and provides the means for stakeholder strategic action. The author suggests three main factors that explain the emergence of stakeholder collective action and its consequent influence: mobilizing structures, corporate opportunities, and framing processes. By focusing more on the collective action necessary for stakeholder influence, we also gain a better understanding of how negotiation processes might unfold between stakeholders and corporate decision makers.
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