Stakeholder Identification and Analysis Techniques

Th!s article focuses specifically on how and why managers might go about using stake-holder identification and analysis techniques In order to help their organizations meet heir mandates, fulfill ' thefrmlsslons and create public value. A. range of stakeholder identi-fication and analysis techniques is reviewed. The techniques cover: organizing participa-tion;creating Ideas for strategic interven-tions, including problem formulation and solution search; building a winning coalition around proposal development, review and adoption;andimpl.ementing, monitoring and evaluating strategic interventions. The article argu~s1hatwiseuse of stakeholder analyses can help frame Issues that are solvable in ways that are!echn.ically feasible and politically acceptable and that advance the common good.r,nearticle concludes with a.number of recommendations for manage-merit research:educationandpraGt!ce.