Unit 1: The Business Environment P2: To describe the influence of stakeholders on the business. Stakeholders: A stakeholder is anyone with an interest in a business. Stakeholders are individuals‚ groups or organisations that are affected by the activity of the business. There are two types of stakeholders: – Internal: These are groups within the business including owners and workers. – External: These are groups from outside of the business including the community.
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Enron ’s ex-role: model of ethics For the gurus of socially responsible investing‚ what lessons from a tarnished star? * * * * * * * * By Laurent Belsie‚ Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor / March 4‚ 2002 Perhaps the ultimate irony about Enron Corp. is how it charmed ethical investors‚ even the pros‚ for so long. The Houston-based energy giant not only said the right things‚ it also invested in solar energy‚ addressed questionable labor practices
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Stakeholders People‚ groups or other organizations who have an interest‚ claim‚ or stake in an organization‚ in what it does‚ and in how well it performs. Organizations exist because of their ability to create valued goods and services which yield acceptable outcomes for various groups of stakeholders‚ people who have an interest‚ claim‚ or stake in the organization‚ in what it does‚ and in how well it performs. In general‚ stakeholders are motivated to participate in an organization if they receive
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The needs of various stakeholders As we already discuss about the important of the stakeholders. A stakeholder does not exist but makes demand of the organization. The reason why stakeholders are important in strategic analysis is because of they want something from the organization. The demand of different stakeholders may become conflict to each other. For example shareholders of Tesco want maximum returns from the organization whereas the management team may retain profits for long term investment
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THE ROLE AND IMPORTANCE OF STAKEHOLDERS IN PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT Patrik Nilsson and Björn Fagerström Engineering and Industrial Design Product and Production Development Chalmers University of Technology SE-412 96 Göteborg‚ Sweden Abstract: Today‚ product development is a complex process: the designer continuously needs to consider new demands from different stakeholders and analyse how these demands can be fulfilled. Gathering and sharing stakeholder information is important‚ but is only beneficial
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BA 555 Practical Business Analysis Practice Midterm Examination 1. Re-do all problems in Practice Problem Set 1. 2. Dollar Car Rental Co. was originally named Dollar a Day Car Rental because they charged $1.00 per day to rent a car‚ plus a charge per mile driven. Many customers complained that the odometers on Dollar’s cars recorded more miles than were actually driven. To evaluate these complaints you take a random sample of 6 Dollar’s cars‚ drive them on a carefully measured 100-mile course
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scholarly theory that other stakeholders should have some duties— towards the firm‚ in particular—should be a pleasant relief. However‚ key lessons for managers are that responsibilities towards the firm require that managers first conduct themselves morally; and that other stakeholder responsibilities often involve moral and citizenship duties requiring collective action‚ for which business leadership may be crucial. Mutual and joint responsibilities of stakeholders separate into four general
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STAKEHOLDER TESCO PCL CO-OPERATIVE GROUP Employees Employees are people that work for Tesco Plc in the exchange of a living wage/salary. In order to work at their best‚ these employees want security; they want promotions and rates of reward for their hard work. If the employees do not get what they want‚ their job efficiency and productivity will decrease as they think they are not motivated to do the job. Tesco’s employees are very important for the business as there are
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Thesis Poor stakeholder management led to preventable mishaps such as the disasters in Alaska and Texas. Specifically‚ BP ’s defensive approach towards stakeholder management led to lavish compensation for upper level management while creating hazardous working conditions for employees and a burden on all of society in the form of rising oil prices and environmental damage. Background British Petroleum was founded in 1908 and since then has rapidly grown to become the eighth largest company
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CHAPTER 2 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS‚ CASH FLOW‚ AND TAXES True/False Easy: (2.1) Annual report F K Answer: a EASY 1. The annual report contains four basic financial statements: the income statement‚ balance sheet‚ statement of cash flows‚ and statement of stockholders’ equity. a. True b. False (2.1) Annual report and expectations F K Answer: a EASY 2. The primary reason the annual report is important in finance
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