Reconsidering Power in Multistakeholder Relationship Management

Adam J. Saffer; Aimei Yang; Maureen Taylor

doi:10.1177/0893318917700510

Reconsidering Power in Multistakeholder Relationship Management

Adam J. Saffer, Aimei Yang, Maureen Taylor

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Abstract

Multistakeholder issue networks have been characterized as power-free, egalitarian forms of corporate–civil society engagement. Using a communication-centered conceptualization of power, our study finds that potential sources of power subtly manifest through communication and interaction patterns in multistakeholder issue networks. Our results indicate that organizations’ institutional status and resources are significant predictors of network power.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	121-139
Number of pages	19
Journal	Management Communication Quarterly
Volume	32
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0893318917700510
State	Published - Feb 1 2018
Externally published	Yes

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The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: University of Oklahoma 10.13039/100007926 Robberson Research & Creative Endeavors Grant.

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ERGM
multistakeholder issue network
network analysis
stakeholder theory

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