Abstract
Multistakeholder issue networks have been characterized as power-free, egalitarian forms of corporate–civil society engagement. Using a communication-centered conceptualization of power, our study finds that potential sources of power subtly manifest through communication and interaction patterns in multistakeholder issue networks. Our results indicate that organizations’ institutional status and resources are significant predictors of network power.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 121-139 |
Number of pages | 19 |
Journal | Management Communication Quarterly |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 1 2018 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: University of Oklahoma 10.13039/100007926 Robberson Research & Creative Endeavors Grant.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2017, © The Author(s) 2017.
Keywords
- ERGM
- multistakeholder issue network
- network analysis
- stakeholder theory