TY - BOOK AU - Boutilier,Robert TI - A stakeholder approach to issues management T2 - Strategic management collection, SN - 9781606490976 (pbk.) PY - 2012/// CY - New York, N.Y. PB - Business Expert Press KW - Customer relations KW - Issues management KW - Social networks N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-167) and index N2 - Offers a fact-based strategy development process for managing issues and controversies. The book shows practitioners how to ground their strategic advice on empirical research that reveals the socio-political dynamics of the issue. It is the first book to approach issues management from a blended application of advances in stakeholder theory and social network analysis. Readers learn how to track the socio-political environment in order to (a) avoid risks and crises, (b) obtain essential environmental scanning information for strategy development or adjustment, and (c) secure the organization's reputation and access to vital resources ER -