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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
We Are All Stakeholders of Gaia: A Normative Perspective on Stakeholder Thinking
Contributor:
Waddock, Sandra
imprint:
SAGE Publications, 2011
Published in:Organization & Environment
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1177/1086026611413933
ISSN:
1086-0266;
1552-7417
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
<jats:p>This essay takes the normative perspective that we, including humans, institutions and enterprises, other living beings, and ecological systems, are all stakeholders of a core focal entity—the Earth conceived as the living system Gaia. The argument is that for the purposes of considering the long-term health and well-being of humanity, Gaia rightly should be conceived as the ultimate focal entity with a huge variety of other living beings, systems, and future generations, whose well-being is also at stake in the relationship. This perspective highlights the ways in which Gaia affects and is affected by her various stakeholders. It incorporates a rationale for such thinking that relies on recognizing the normative elements of stakeholder theory, particularly those that derive from interactions of stakeholders and planetary elements. It presents a framework of mutual influence and interdependence, with implications for the ways in which humanity needs to act with respect to Gaia.</jats:p>