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Practical approaches for engaging stakeholders: findings from the UK

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  • Ezekiel Chinyio
  • Akintola Akintoye

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Principles for managing stakeholders are discussed in the context of UK construction practice. The number of stakeholders in a modern construction project can be large, presenting numerous interfaces that have to be managed. Meanwhile, each organization has its own characteristic disposition. Therefore, the interactions between diverse organizations in a project pose a high potential for conflicting stakes. Against this background, stakeholder management assumes high priority. Qualitative research was used to investigate the practice of stakeholder management with 12 UK companies in the construction sector. Interviews were held with these companies and content analysis was used to identify themes that demonstrate effective stakeholder management practice. Construct validity and a workshop underpinned the verification of underlying and frontline approaches for managing stakeholders. The underlying approaches include maintaining existing relationships, providing top-level support and being proactive while the frontline approaches include the use of negotiations, trade-offs, incentives and concessions.

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  • Ezekiel Chinyio & Akintola Akintoye, 2008. "Practical approaches for engaging stakeholders: findings from the UK," Construction Management and Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 26(6), pages 591-599.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:conmgt:v:26:y:2008:i:6:p:591-599
    DOI: 10.1080/01446190802078310
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    1. Kristijan Robert Prebanić & Mladen Vukomanović, 2021. "Realizing the Need for Digital Transformation of Stakeholder Management: A Systematic Review in the Construction Industry," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(22), pages 1-27, November.
    2. Alexandra Amy Boeing & Karina Jorristma & Mark A Griffin & Sharon K Parker, 2020. "Surfacing the social factors early: A sociotechnical approach to the design of a future submarine," Australian Journal of Management, Australian School of Business, vol. 45(3), pages 527-545, August.
    3. Silas Nkundumpaye & Jean De Dieu Dushimimana, 2022. "Project Management Practices And Performance Of Agricultural Cooperatives. The Case Of Cotumu Cooperative In Gakenke District, Rwanda," Working papers 2022-42-07, Voice of Research.
    4. George Nwangwu, 2019. "Stakeholder Opposition Risk in Public-Private Partnerships," International Journal of Economics and Financial Research, Academic Research Publishing Group, vol. 5(2), pages 36-42, 02-2019.
    5. Qiuchen Wang & Jannicke Baalsrud Hauge & Sebastiaan Meijer, 2019. "Adopting an Actor Analysis Framework to a Complex Technology Innovation Project: A Case Study of an Electric Road System," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(1), pages 1-35, December.
    6. Alamoush, Anas S. & Ballini, Fabio & Ölçer, Aykut I., 2024. "Management of stakeholders engaged in port energy transition," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 188(C).

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