Abstract

This study aims to map the key stakeholders towards Brazilian beef supply chain sustainability based on stakeholder theory. Using the typology proposed by Mitchell and colleagues in 1997, we identified definitive stakeholders (e.g., slaughterhouses), dependent stakeholders (e.g., government agencies), dominant stakeholder (e.g., Greenpeace), discretionary stakeholder (e.g., beef consumer), and nonstakeholder (e.g., media). Beyond providing a mapping of stakeholders and their roles, this study contributes by emphasizing the need to balance firm attention to its stakeholders, who wield varying levels of legitimacy, power, and urgency. We demonstrate the importance of mapping stakeholders as the first step in analyzing supply chain sustainability.

摘要

本研究旨在根据利益相关者理论将关键利益相关者映射到巴西牛肉供应链的可持续性。使用 Mitchell 及其同事在 1997 年提出的类型学，我们确定了明确的利益相关者（例如屠宰场）、依赖利益相关者（例如政府机构）、主要利益相关者（例如绿色和平组织）、可自由支配的利益相关者（例如牛肉消费者）和非利益相关者（例如，媒体）。除了提供利益相关者及其角色的映射之外，本研究还强调需要平衡对其利益相关者的坚定关注，他们拥有不同程度的合法性、权力和紧迫性。我们展示了映射利益相关者作为分析供应链可持续性的第一步的重要性。