TY - JOUR
AU - Zachary, Miles A.
AB - Research Summary: We advance the concept of organization–stakeholder fit (O–S fit) to explain cooperative behavior between an organization and its stakeholders. O–S fit describes the compatibility that exists between an organization and a stakeholder when their characteristics are well matched. We highlight two dimensions of O–S fit: value congruence, or the supplementary fit of organizational and stakeholder values, and strategic complementarity, or the complementary fit of strategic needs and resources. For each dimension, we detail the unique relational factors—including core elements of trust, predictability, attraction/exchange, and communication—that motivate cooperation. We then explicate the ways in which value congruence and strategic complementarity dynamically interrelate over time. Finally, we consider how organization‐stakeholder misfit may result in alternative relational behaviors, such as conflict or compromise.
TI - Organization–stakeholder fit: A dynamic theory of cooperation, compromise, and conflict between an organization and its stakeholders
JO - Strategic Management Journal
DO - 10.1002/smj.2736
DA - 2018-01-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wiley/organization-stakeholder-fit-a-dynamic-theory-of-cooperation-qi3CeR7nDz
SP - 476
EP - 501
VL - 39
IS - 2
DP - DeepDyve
ER -