Smessi gli abiti variopinti dell'umanesimo genialoide, l'archeologia si eleva finalmente al rango di scienza, che ha con le altre discipline rapporti paritetici. In questa nuova fase, un contributo qualificato di idee e proposte può emergere da questo testo, che descrive un profilo professionale poco noto in Italia ma di casa negli ambienti anglosassoni: l'archeologo specialista in stratigrafie, esperto nella ricognizione dei rapporti stratigrafici e nell'individuazione delle interfacce assai più che nell'interpretazione, ad esempio, dei reperti contenuti negli strati. Sulla collocazione professionale di questa figura di operatore sul terreno, sui suoi rapporti con la figura tradizionale dell'archeologo militante storicamente sviluppatasi in Italia, è aperto un dibattito, nel quale interviene autorevolmente il saggio introduttivo di Daniele Manacorda.

In 1984, R. Edward Freeman published his landmark book Strategic Management: A Stakeholder Approach, a work that set the agenda for what we now call stakeholder theory. In the intervening years, the literature on stakeholder theory has become vast and diverse. This book examines this body of research and assesses its relevance for our understanding of modern business. Beginning with a discussion of the origins and development of stakeholder theory, it shows how this corpus of theory has influenced a variety of different fields, including strategic management, finance, accounting, management, marketing, law, health care, public policy, and environment. It also features in-depth discussions of two important areas that stakeholder theory has helped to shape and define: business ethics and corporate social responsibility. The book concludes by arguing that we should re-frame capitalism in the terms of stakeholder theory so that we come to see business as creating value for stakeholders.

"The book is a great tool for those who want to have a deep understanding of different perspectives of stakeholder theory. It draws together research of over thirty years as it has been applied in a number of business contexts, in a way that allows readers to understand the evolution of theory, how it has been applied and what future avenues need exploration."-Michael Jay Polonsky, Professor of Marketing, Deakin University, Melbourne

"Ed Freeman and his colleagues have produced an erudite, subtle, vigorously argued account of stakeholder theory. Their provocative book will not be the last word on the subject, but it is the best contribution so far to an extraordinarily important conversation."-Edwin Hartman, Peter and Charlotte Schoenfeld Faculty Fellow and Visiting Professor of Business Ethics, Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University

In 1984, R. Edward Freeman published his landmark book Strategic Management: A Stakeholder Approach, a work that set the agenda for what we now call stakeholder theory. In the intervening years, the literature on stakeholder theory has become vast and diverse. This book examines this body of research and assesses its relevance for our understanding of modern business. Beginning with a discussion of the origins and development of stakeholder theory, it shows how this corpus of theory has influenced a variety of different fields, including strategic management, finance, accounting, management, marketing, law, health care, public policy, and environment. It also features in-depth discussions of two important areas that stakeholder theory has helped to shape and define: business ethics and corporate social responsibility. The book concludesby arguing that we should re-frame capitalism in the terms of stakeholder theory so that we come to see business as creating value for stakeholders.

"The book is a great tool for those who want to have a deep understanding of different perspectives of stakeholder theory. It draws together research of over thirty years as it has been applied in a number of business contexts, in a way that allows readers to understand the evolution of theory, how it has been applied and what future avenues need exploration."-Michael Jay Polonsky, Professor of Marketing, Deakin Univesity, Melbourne

"Ed Freeman and his colleagues have produced an erudite, subtle, vigorously argued account of stakeholder theory. Their provocative book will not be the last word on the subject, but it is the best contribution so far to an extraordinarily important conversation."-Edwin Hartman, Peter and Charlotte Schoenfield Faculty Fellow and Visiting Professor of Business Ethics, Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York Univesity