Stakeholder Capitalism - A Guidebook of Research-Informed Questions and Answers

What does it mean to prioritize all stakeholders not just shareholders, but also employees, suppliers, communities, and the natural environment and how can organizations navigate the complexities of doing so authentically? This guide summarizes decades on stakeholder capitalism into 50 questions and answers that clarify its principles and practices, its implementation challenges, and the psychological, political, and organizational dynamics that shape its success. Structured around ten thematic sections, the book provides insights drawn from management, finance, psychology, and marketing. Discussing topics such as corporate purpose, greenwashing, climate risk, and ethical leadership, it is an accessibly-written resource for executives and management researchers.

List of contents

11. What Stakeholder Capitalism Means.- 2. Building and Measuring Trust Through Stakeholder Capitalism.- 3. Benefits, Costs and Transition to Stakeholder Capitalism.- 4. Do Stakeholder Care About Stakeholder Capitalism?.- 5. Climate and Natural Capital.- 6. Greenwashing and Corporate Accountability.- 7. Misconduct & Ethics.- 8. Alternative Organizing Models & Ownership Structures.- 9. Politics & Inequality.

About the author

Pavlos Vlachos is a Professor of Marketing at Alba Graduate Business School (Athens, Greece), where he is also the Theodore Papalexopoulos Chair in Sustainability. His research explores how different stakeholders—including employees, job seekers, customers, investors and financial analysts—understand and react to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) & company sustainability initiatives. He serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Business Research, and his work has appeared in Organizational Behavior & Human Decision Processes, Journal of Management Studies, and Human Resource Management, among others.

Product details

• Authors: Pavlos Vlachos
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 16.12.2025
• EAN: 9783032089953
• ISBN: 978-3-0-3208995-3
• No. of pages: 74
• Illustrations: VIII, 74 p. 5 illus., 4 illus. in color.
• Series: Business Guides on the Go
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; Unternehmen und Umwelt, Grüne Unternehmensansätze, Unternehmensethik und soziale Verantwortung, CSR, optimieren, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Business Ethics, Ethical Leadership, Business Strategy and Leadership, Corporate Environmental Management, Sustainability Reporting, Corporate Purpose, environmental governance, Stakeholder Capitalism, Organizational Trust, Responsible Investing, ESG strategy, Sustainable Business Practices, Social impact leadership, Climate risk and business, Greenwashing accountability, Business and society