Stakeholder Analysis and Stakeholder Management: A Conceptual Framework for Turkish Forestry

Abstract

In this study, concepts of stakeholder analysis and stakeholder management have been introduced and evaluated in the management of stakeholders’ relationships in the stakeholder theory framework in Turkish forestry practices. In accordance with this purpose especially General Directory of Forestry (GDF) and their applications were investigated in respect of stakeholder management strategies in Turkey. Some literature examples have been given related to forest stakeholder analysis within the scope of stakeholder theory. Finally, stakeholder analysis and management studies have been considered in Turkish forestry. There are offered a set of suggestions in the context of stakeholder theory for future research.