The strategic importance of the "stakeholder approach" in the service industry
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 2012.
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| author | Nam, Joongkwon |
| author2 | Jason Davis. |
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| description | Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 2012. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/728552019-04-12T20:20:44Z The strategic importance of the "stakeholder approach" in the service industry Importance of "stakeholder approach" in service industry Nam, Joongkwon Jason Davis. Sloan School of Management. Sloan School of Management. Sloan School of Management. Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 2012. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.. Includes bibliographical references (p. 110-113). In countries with a market economy it is generally agreed that companies should pursue economic profitability to survive and to provide shareholders with maximal value. The view is generally summarized as "the shareholder approach" in the management of businesses. However, not many people would disagree that companies also have certain social responsibilities. Unlike the shareholder approach, "the stakeholder approach" emphasizes responsibility over profitability and sees that company's success should be measured by the satisfaction among all stakeholders around itself, not by one stakeholder- shareholders. In this thesis, I examine how the stakeholder approach is beneficial for corporation's sustainability and competitiveness in the service industry by analyzing some empirical evidences in leading companies in it; Enterprise Rent-a-Car, Whole Foods, and Trader Joe's. In the service industry, companies can't help continuing interactions and relationships with all the stakeholders in daily business operations. Without supports from them, companies are hard to succeed. The analysis finds that the stakeholder approach is a legitimate management strategy and helps companies building trust and maintaining a sustainable competitive advantage, even giving better financial return in the long term. by Joongkwon Nam. S.M. 2012-09-13T18:56:53Z 2012-09-13T18:56:53Z 2012 2012 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/72855 808143984 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 113 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Sloan School of Management. Nam, Joongkwon The strategic importance of the "stakeholder approach" in the service industry |
| title | The strategic importance of the "stakeholder approach" in the service industry |
| title_full | The strategic importance of the "stakeholder approach" in the service industry |
| title_fullStr | The strategic importance of the "stakeholder approach" in the service industry |
| title_full_unstemmed | The strategic importance of the "stakeholder approach" in the service industry |
| title_short | The strategic importance of the "stakeholder approach" in the service industry |
| title_sort | strategic importance of the stakeholder approach in the service industry |
| topic | Sloan School of Management. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/72855 |
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