Recent Articles

Identification and analysis of stakeholders can be achieved by different methods, and practitioners can rely on well-prepared concepts in this area. The situation is different when it comes to involving stakeholders. Only few models give an overview of concrete methods and instruments. This means that important basics for planning and decision-making for stakeholder management are missing. This article is intended to fill this gap: It takes up existing categorization approaches and consolidates them in a stakeholder engagement matrix.

Stakeholder management has been employing experts for several decades and is considered one of the golden rules in project management. However, in practice of organizational management and communication, this concept has not really arrived. Wikipedia also presents it as a relatively new and less established approach [4]. So why should we focus on it? Why do we need stakeholder management?

How are stakeholders involved?

Identification and analysis of stakeholders can be achieved by different methods, and practitioners can rely on well-prepared concepts in this area. The situation is different when it comes to involving stakeholders. Only few models give an overview of concrete methods and instruments. This means that important basics for planning and decision-making for stakeholder management are missing. This article is intended to fill this gap: It takes up existing categorization approaches and consolidates them in a stakeholder engagement matrix.

Why do we need stakeholder management?

Stakeholder management has been employing experts for several decades and is considered one of the golden rules in project management. However, in practice of organizational management and communication, this concept has not really arrived. Wikipedia also presents it as a relatively new and less established approach [4]. So why should we focus on it? Why do we need stakeholder management?

Definitions

What is the meaning of Stakeholder Management?

1 Mervyn King, Leigh Roberts (2013) 4.57/5 (75)
2 Philip Kotler (2003) 3.81/5 (78)
3 William R. Dill (1975) 3.61/5 (71)
4 AA1000 Stakeholder Engagement Standard (2015) 3.32/5 (71)
5 W. H. Newman (1979) 3.17/5 (70)
6 James E. Grunig, Fred C. Pepper (1992) 2.46/5 (68)

Presentations

Download: Login or register as new user

Topic: Stakeholder Management I
Location: FH Wien
Date: 11.11.2020

Download: Login or register as new user

Topic: Stakeholder Management II
Location: FH Wien
Date: 18.11.2020

Download: Login or register as new user

Topic: Stakeholder Theory & Practice
Location: FH des BFI Wien
Date: 06.11.2020

Download: Login or register as new user

Topic: Stakeholder-Management I
Location: FH Krems
Date: 13.10.2020

Download: Login or register as new user

Topic: Stakeholder-Management II
Location: FH Krems
Date: 30.10.2020

About the Blog

Teaching and Learning Platform

On this platform, you will find educational materials on stakeholder management. This blog can be used by all for free. We believe that learning about stakeholder management should be open to all. Everyone can participate!

Following your registration, you can rate and comment on posts. You are also welcome to post your own articles or initiate your own projects. Just contact us!

Please also visit the platform on Social Responsibility at www.social-responsibility.at!

Current Courses

Currently, this blog is also used for a course on stakeholder management at the FHWien der WKW, University of Applied Sciences for Management & Communication, the IMC University of Applied Sciences Krems, and the University of Applied Sciences BFI Vienna. You will find teaching materials for these universities.

Initiators

The blog was created by FuturAbility. Leo Hauska is responsible for the concept and Bernhard Wanasek is responsible for the technical implementation.