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León‐Soriano, Jesús Muñoz‐Torres, and Chalmeta‐Rosaleñ (2010) state, “Hence, the purpose of this phase of the methodology is to carry out extensive stakeholder analysis that will sanction the business to integrate the stakeholders’ needs and prospects into the business strategy and to provide a base for the scorecard’s indicators definition.” (p.256) Marketing Introduction
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