Stakeholder management in a multicultural environment. A case-study of a global retailer entering the Russian Market. Authors: Dinara Izmaylova Federica Zuccon Supervisor: Nils Wålhin Student Umeå School of Business Autumn semester 2010 Master thesis‚ one-year‚ 15 hp DEDICATION "When we consider a new project‚ we really study it... not just the surface idea‚ but everything about it" Thomas‚ F and Johnston‚ O‚ 1981: The Illusion of Life. Italy: Walt Disney Production To my father
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Business and Society Relationship Question TF #5 Stakeholders are the owners of shares in a corporation. a. True *b. False 6. Chapter 1The Business and Society Relationship Question TF #6 Common Cause and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce are examples of general purpose interest groups. *a. True b. False 7. Chapter 1The Business and Society Relationship Question TF #7 Business interacts with only a limited number of stakeholder groups. a. True *b. False 8. Chapter 1The
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learning outcomes Students should be able to Identify different forms of corporate governance Evaluate the influence of organisational stakeholders on a firm’s purposes and performance Conduct stakeholder mapping Exhibit 4.1 Influences on strategic purpose Corporate Governance Corporate governance refers to the influence and power of the stakeholders to control the strategic direction of the organisation (Lynch‚ p.362) The chain of corporate governance: typical reporting structures ‘Principalsagents’
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STAKEHOLDER vs. SHAREHOLDER The central objective of the firm and its managers is making optimal tradeoffs and that of value maximization‚ i.e. maximizing total market value of the firm. There are two theories proposed to achieve the firm’s objective which are the ‘Stakeholder Theory’ and ‘Shareholder Theory’. “Stakeholder Theory” assumes that values are necessarily and explicitly a part of doing business and the manager needs to take into account the interest of all the stakeholders while taking
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although there is no general common sense of what constitutes of Corporate Society Responsibility (CSR) and how much of it requires to firms‚ it is quite necessary for managers to have a better understanding of CSR and carry it out. Similarity‚ stakeholders also need to know it well. In early research on CSR‚ it was referred that the firm paid more attention to social responsibility (SR) than CSR (Carroll ‚1979). The reason can be that the firm’s dominance in the business has not been noted in that
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Evaluate the influence different stakeholders exert in one organisation I am going to evaluate the influence that stakeholders exert on Tesco. I will be evaluating the following stakeholders: customers‚ employees‚ shareholders and suppliers. The first stakeholder I am going to evaluate is customers which are external stakeholders. Customers contribute to profit levels and turnover through buying products and services. People are stakeholders in a company for financial reasons‚ customers do
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including the identification of stakeholders’ needs And the definition of related objectives; - Establish a causal link between inputs‚ activities‚ results‚ purpose and overall Objective (vertical logic); - Define the assumptions on which the project logic builds; - Identify the potential risks for achieving objectives and purpose; - Establish a system for monitoring and evaluating project performance; - Establish a communication and learning process among the stakeholders‚ i.e. Clients ‚ planners
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Role of Stakeholder MGT/ 420 November 1‚ 2012 Roger Ellis Role of Stakeholder Quality management is an approach to managing a business that focuses not only on customers and profits‚ but also takes into consideration anyone who can influence the business to be more profitable. These might include employees‚ suppliers‚ investors‚ market analysts‚ government regulators and trade associations. These entities need to have a positive working relationship with one another and collaborate with
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Disabilities in Corporate Offices in Mississauga‚ Ontario 7 Appendix C: Stakeholder Analysis 7 Introduction This report overviews the different commitments of Kellogg’s towards the Corporate Social Responsibility and their initiatives‚ which demonstrate the commitments to their stakeholders and ethical practices. Kellogg’s previously completed many projects to fulfill their commitments in meeting the needs of the stakeholders and the society. However presently‚ Kellogg’s is continuously attempting
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part of fulfilling CSR obligations‚ business managers have to engage with their stakeholders‚ an activity that may be defined as stakeholder dialogue to determine appropriate business behaviour and by doing so they are looking after the best interests of the business organisation. In support of my above statement‚ I agree with what Murray and Vogel (1997:142‚ cited in O’Riordan et al.‚ 2008) have stated that stakeholders‚ acting both formally and informally‚ individually or collectively‚ are a key
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