Stakeholders vs. Shareholders The definition of business strategy is a long term plan of action designed to achieve a particular goal or set of goals or objectives. Stakeholder is a person‚ group‚ or organization that has direct or indirect stake in an organization because it can affect or be affected by the organization’s actions‚ objectives‚ and policies. Shareholder is someone who owns shares of stock in a corporation or mutual fund. For corporations‚ along with the ownership comes a right
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power against stakeholders e.g. customers‚ employees‚ suppliers‚ public‚ communities”. Do you agree or disagree? Explain what you answer is and why have you reached that conclusion. You are to include a clear rational argument for your case that has strong examples to support your thinking. Unlike shareholders who are solely interested in return dividends and share price growth‚ stakeholders have wide variety of interests in how companies operate. Freeman (1984) stated that stakeholders are‚ “any
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Corporate stakeholders and their roles A corporate stakeholder is a party that affects or can be affected by the actions of the business as a whole. Corporate stakeholders can also refer to those groups without whose support the organization would cease to exist. The following are some of corporate stakeholders and their roles: Employees An employee is a person in the service of another under any contract of hire‚ express or implied‚ oral or written‚ where the employer has the power
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Assignment # 1 Stakeholder analysis on the British Petroleum oil spill disaster Stakeholder: UK and USA Government The British Petroleum (BP) oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico flowed unabated for three months in 2010. It is the largest accidental marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry. This event affected individuals and groups‚ know as stakeholders‚ in different ways according to the impact that the catastrophe meant to their situation. The stakeholders treated in this case are
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Stakeholders are a vital part of a public education campaign because they are directly involved in the issue‚ and could help find solutions to bridge the education/achievement gap in Washington DC. School officials‚ educators‚ students and parents are all stakeholders who have the responsibility of creating viable solutions to close the educational gap in Washington DC. Minority students are directly affected by the lack of programs offered to engage them and develop their education. There are many
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‘internal’ and ‘external’ stakeholders. Internal stakeholders of a business are members of an organisation. They consist of the employees‚ shareholders (who own the business)‚ managers and directors of the organisation. External stakeholders do not form part of the business (such as customers‚ suppliers and the government)‚ but have a direct interest or involvement in the actions of the business. 2. What is the difference between ‘stakeholders’ and ‘shareholders’? A stakeholder refers to any person
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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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The Shareholders vs. Stakeholders Debate T he stakeholder theorists smell blood. Scandals at Enron‚ Global Crossing‚ ImClone‚ Tyco International and WorldCom‚ concerns about the independence of accountants who are charged with auditing financial statements‚ and questions about the incentive schema and investor recommendations at Credit Suisse First Boston and iMerrill Lynch have all provided rich fodder for those who question the premise of shareholder supremacy. Many observers have claimed that
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1. What are some of the ways groups of people are identified? There are four ways a group of people can be identified are race‚ ethnicity‚ religion and gender. Within these four groups there are five characteristics that they all share that make them fall into a minority group. Those five characteristics are unequal treatment‚ distinguishing physical or cultural traits‚ involuntary membership‚ awareness of subordination‚ and in-group marriage. The racial group is a group of individuals that
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Qualcomm and their Stakeholders MGT/521 – Management Alan Hoffmanner June 18‚ 2012 Qualcomm is a growing company that places high emphasis on the feedback and needs of their stakeholders. The company’s stakeholders play an important role in the success and support for the company and its mission purpose in the technology world. The company has adapted a system that allows all people who are directly or indirectly invested in the company have a part in
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