TY - JOUR
T1 - What to do when stakeholders matter
T2 - The case of problem formulation for the African American men project of Hennepin County, Minnesota
AU - Bryson, John M
AU - Cunningham, Gary L.
AU - Lokkesmoe, Karen J.
PY - 2002/1/1
Y1 - 2002/1/1
N2 - We propose a series of stakeholder analyses designed to help organizations - especially governments - think and act strategically during the process of problem formulation in order to advance the common good. Specifically, we argue that at least five sets of analyses are necessary, including the creation of (1) a power versus interest grid; (2) a stakeholder influence diagram; (3) bases of power-directions of interest diagrams; (4) a map for finding the common good and structuring a winning argument; and (5) diagrams indicating how to tap individual stakeholder interests to pursue the common good. What the analyses do is help to transform a seemingly "wicked problem" - for example, how to produce better outcomes for African American men aged 18-30 -into something more tractable, and therefore amenable to collective action. In other words, stakeholder analysis can be used to link political rationality with technical rationality so that support can be mobilized for substantive progress.
AB - We propose a series of stakeholder analyses designed to help organizations - especially governments - think and act strategically during the process of problem formulation in order to advance the common good. Specifically, we argue that at least five sets of analyses are necessary, including the creation of (1) a power versus interest grid; (2) a stakeholder influence diagram; (3) bases of power-directions of interest diagrams; (4) a map for finding the common good and structuring a winning argument; and (5) diagrams indicating how to tap individual stakeholder interests to pursue the common good. What the analyses do is help to transform a seemingly "wicked problem" - for example, how to produce better outcomes for African American men aged 18-30 -into something more tractable, and therefore amenable to collective action. In other words, stakeholder analysis can be used to link political rationality with technical rationality so that support can be mobilized for substantive progress.
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U2 - 10.1111/1540-6210.00238
DO - 10.1111/1540-6210.00238
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0041073790
SN - 0033-3352
VL - 62
SP - 568
EP - 584
JO - Public Administration Review
JF - Public Administration Review
IS - 5
ER -