Valentinov, Vladislav; Pies, Ingo; Schultz, Felix Carl - In: Journal of Business Research 207 (2026), pp. 1-11
Stakeholder theory has often elevated relationships above transactions, portraying relationships as morally richer and strategically superior. This asymmetry can obscure Freeman’s original insight that both are indispensable to value creation. Drawing on Luhmann’s theory of social systems,...