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#MeToo and lessons in stakeholder responsibility
Author(s) -
William Diener Keith,
Small Emmanuel
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
business and society review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.524
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1467-8594
pISSN - 0045-3609
DOI - 10.1111/basr.12185
Subject(s) - stakeholder , misconduct , context (archaeology) , stakeholder theory , public relations , stakeholder analysis , business ethics , business , corporate social responsibility , sexual misconduct , sociology , political science , criminology , law , paleontology , biology
Business ethics literature regularly examines obligations of firms. This article examines the contrary and relatively under‐explored notion of obligations of stakeholders. It does so by discussing incidents of sexual misconduct arising under the umbrella of the #MeToo movement. This article explores how the theory of stakeholder responsibility can aid firms in understanding and addressing complex issues associated with stakeholder irresponsibility. It examines the moral responsibilities of regime members in the context of #MeToo incidents to provide a conceptual framework for firms addressing issues associated with irresponsible stakeholder actions.