Applying stakeholder thinking to public relations: An integrated approach to identifying relationships that matter

Despite their obvious parallels, the stakeholder and public relations literatures have developed in relative isolation from one another. This paper draws primarily on stakeholder thinking to address one of the most fundamental issues facing both fields - the question of who exactly should be classif...

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Main Author: De Bussy, Nigel
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Routledge 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9545
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description Despite their obvious parallels, the stakeholder and public relations literatures have developed in relative isolation from one another. This paper draws primarily on stakeholder thinking to address one of the most fundamental issues facing both fields - the question of who exactly should be classified as a stakeholder. A framework based on the notion of stakeholder responsibility is presented as a guide to assist managers assess the legitimacy of potential stakeholders and, consequently, to identify who should be accorded stakeholder status. In the process, some unacknowledged similarities between the public relations and stakeholder literatures are revealed.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-95452017-01-30T11:13:26Z Applying stakeholder thinking to public relations: An integrated approach to identifying relationships that matter De Bussy, Nigel Stakeholder Identification and Salience Legitimacy Public Relations Stakeholder Theory Stakeholder Management Despite their obvious parallels, the stakeholder and public relations literatures have developed in relative isolation from one another. This paper draws primarily on stakeholder thinking to address one of the most fundamental issues facing both fields - the question of who exactly should be classified as a stakeholder. A framework based on the notion of stakeholder responsibility is presented as a guide to assist managers assess the legitimacy of potential stakeholders and, consequently, to identify who should be accorded stakeholder status. In the process, some unacknowledged similarities between the public relations and stakeholder literatures are revealed. 2008 Book Chapter http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9545 Routledge restricted
spellingShingle Stakeholder Identification and Salience
Legitimacy
Public Relations
Stakeholder Theory
Stakeholder Management
De Bussy, Nigel
Applying stakeholder thinking to public relations: An integrated approach to identifying relationships that matter
title Applying stakeholder thinking to public relations: An integrated approach to identifying relationships that matter
title_full Applying stakeholder thinking to public relations: An integrated approach to identifying relationships that matter
title_fullStr Applying stakeholder thinking to public relations: An integrated approach to identifying relationships that matter
title_full_unstemmed Applying stakeholder thinking to public relations: An integrated approach to identifying relationships that matter
title_short Applying stakeholder thinking to public relations: An integrated approach to identifying relationships that matter
title_sort applying stakeholder thinking to public relations: an integrated approach to identifying relationships that matter
topic Stakeholder Identification and Salience
Legitimacy
Public Relations
Stakeholder Theory
Stakeholder Management
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9545