THE FIRM-STAKEHOLDER INTERFACE: A CASE STUDY FROM THE HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE INDUSTRY
DOI:10.5773/rai.v8i1.485

Authors

  • Lorena Schröder Universidade do Vale do Itajaí
  • Rodrigo Bandeira-de-Mello Fundação Getúlio Vargas. Departamento de Administração Geral e Recursos Humanos

Keywords:

Embededness, Reciprocity, Relationship, Stakeholders, Trust.

Abstract

This paper, which summarizes the author’s master thesis in organization studies, presents results from a study of strategic management practices as they relate to organizational stakeholders. The underlying conceptual framework comes from stakeholder theory, transaction costs economics and the new economic sociology, which emphasize minimization of the costs of preventing opportunistic behaviour, and paradoxically, the development of social networks based on trust, which seek to maximize collective gain. This is a qualitative case study involving interviews with diverse stakeholders—community representatives, clients, and suppliers from an appliance manufacturer in Santa Catarina, Brazil. The results suggest the existence of a variety of different practices. Despite the presence of opportunistic pressures, cooperation and mutual trust are seen as important factors serving the interests of those involved.

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Author Biographies

  • Lorena Schröder, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí
    Mestre em Administração pela Universidade do Vale do Itajaí – UNIVALI Professora da Universidade do Vale do Itajaí – UNIVALI
  • Rodrigo Bandeira-de-Mello, Fundação Getúlio Vargas. Departamento de Administração Geral e Recursos Humanos
    Doutor em Engenharia de Produção pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina – UFSC Professor do Departamento de Administração Geral e Recursos Humanos na Fundação Getúlio Vargas – FGV/EAESP

Published

2011-05-19

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Artigos

How to Cite

THE FIRM-STAKEHOLDER INTERFACE: A CASE STUDY FROM THE HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE INDUSTRY DOI:10.5773/rai.v8i1.485. (2011). INMR - Innovation & Management Review, 8(1), 148-168. https://revistas.usp.br/rai/article/view/79206