SOME ARGUMENTS

for managing for stakeholders

From consequences Managing for stakeholders may actually produce better consequences for all stakeholders because it recognizes that stakeholder interests are joint.

From Rights The dominant story gives property rights in the corporation exclusively to shareholders and the natural question arises about the rights of other stakeholders who are affected

From Characters

The business virtues of efficiency, fairness, respect, integrity, keeping commitments, and others are all critical in being successful at creating value for stakeholders

Pragmatis Arguments For the pragmatist, business (and capitalism) has evolved as a social practice; and important one that we use to create value and trade with each other.