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A measure of the evolution of the company's orientation toward its primary stakeholders

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In recent years, many have argued for a greater orientation of companies toward defending the interests of their various stakeholders, and many firms have proclaimed their adherence to stakeholder capitalism. However, there is not a single measure that can objectively quantify the orientation of companies. This paper proposes metrics to capture the evolution of the primary stakeholder focus. An empirical application to ESG-rated European companies concludes that, in 2013-2021, companies seemed to move toward a greater focus on shareholders' interests to the detriment of a greater co-determination with employees' interests. Covid19 and the social capital of companies have attenuated this orientation.

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  • Alves, Carlos F., 2022. "A measure of the evolution of the company's orientation toward its primary stakeholders," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 50(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:finlet:v:50:y:2022:i:c:s1544612322004202
    DOI: 10.1016/j.frl.2022.103215
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