Reconciling stakeholder demands: a social dominance perspective

Leyla Orudzheva

Social Responsibility Journal, 2022, vol. 19, issue 4, 698-712

Abstract: Purpose - The purpose of this study is to investigate how a higher status of one stakeholder group relates to the outcomes of stakeholder–organization relationship with other lower status stakeholder groups. Design/methodology/approach - This conceptual paper uses insights from resource dependence theory while applying the tenets of social dominance theory (SDT) to develop a model with testable propositions explaining the variability with regard to stakeholder dominance and the resulting outcome in terms of (un)favorable organizational responsiveness to other stakeholder demands. Findings - Firm’s behavior or decisions regarding a particular stakeholder group may be influenced by dominant hierarchical status of another stakeholder group if the latter considers that their respective interests are misaligned and is not willing to compromise. The argument build in this paper indicates that it is likely that the influence of the dominant stakeholder group will undermine stakeholders from a subordinate group. Originality/value - This paper contributes to two distinct literature streams. First, this paper extends research on stakeholder responsiveness exploring the triadic relationship, particularly focusing on stakeholders’ perspective that has been given much less attention in prior literature. Second, this paper extends the application of the SDT to a stakeholder relationship context potentially allowing for a more parsimonious theory.

Keywords: Stakeholder theory; Stakeholder management; Stakeholder responsiveness; Social dominance theory; Resource dependence (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1108/SRJ-11-2021-0467

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