Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/279747 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Citation: 
[Journal:] Kybernetes [ISSN:] 1758-7883 [Volume:] 52 [Issue:] 13 [Publisher:] Emerald [Place:] Bingley [Year:] 2023 [Pages:] 61-77
Publisher: 
Emerald, Bingley
Abstract: 
Purpose: Sustainability has long been known to present an epistemic challenge. In the corporate setting, this challenge translates into the difficulties experienced by managers not only in devising solutions to corporate sustainability problems, but even in developing the awareness of the latter. The paper explores how these difficulties may be overcome by corporate stakeholder management policies. Design/methodology/approach: The paper develops a conceptual framework that reconstructs the Hayekian theory of market process in the context of Williamson's (1996) distinction between autonomous and cooperative adaptation. Findings: Applying the Hayekian theory of market process to the process of engagement and collaboration of corporate stakeholders, the paper shows how the latter process may address the epistemic challenge of corporate sustainability and derives implications for the design of business models for sustainability. Originality/value: The paper informs stakeholder theory in two ways: first, stakeholder theory is given a novel justification in terms of reflecting the growing prominence of cooperative adaptation and second, corporate stakeholder management is shown to be crucial for maximizing not only economic but also sustainability performance.
Subjects: 
sustainability
economics
governance
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