Shows practitioners how to ground their strategic advice on the kind of empirical research that reveals the socio-political dynamics of the issue. This title approaches issues management from a blended application of advances in institutional theory, social movement theory, stakeholder theory and social network analysis.
This outstanding book offers you a fact-based strategy development process for managing issues and controversies.nIf you're a practitioner, it details how to ground your strategic advice on empirical research that reveals the sociopolitical dynamics of the issue. It is the first book to approach issues management from a blended application of advances in stakeholder theory and social network analysis. You'll learn how to track the sociopolitical environment in order to (a) avoid risks and crises, (b) obtain essential environmental scanning information for strategy development or adjustment, and (c) secure the organization's reputation and access to vital resources.nThe techniques described in this book have proven effective in issues management projects around the world. They work equally well whether the stakeholders are illiterate subsistence villagers or Internet savvy global activists.
Robert Boutilier, PhD. , is a researcher, author, and consultant. He is president of his own social research consultancy (www.stakeholder360.com), an associate of the Centre for Sustainable Community Development at Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, and a senior associate at the Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility, Melbourne. Robert has conducted research on stakeholder issues from the jungles of Papua New Guinea to the peaks of the Peruvian Andes and in several developed world capitals as well.
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rnRobert Boutilier, PhD., is a researcher, author, and consultant. He is president of his own social research consultancy (www.stakeholder360.com), an associate of the Centre for Sustainable Community Development at Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, and a senior associate at the Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility, Melbourne. Robert has conducted research on stakeholder issues from the jungles of Papua New Guinea to the peaks of the Peruvian Andes and in several developed world capitals as well.rn
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The book will appeal to corporate managers who must manage issues and controversies involving outside groups and organizations The book shows practitioners how to ground their strategic advice on the kind of empirical research that reveals the socio-political dynamics of the issue. It is the first book to approach issues management from a blended application of advances in institutional theory, social movement theory, stakeholder theory and social network analysis.
