Unit 1 – the business environment Stakeholders are extremely important to a business. A stakeholder is basically a group of individuals or a particular organisation that have an interest in the company’s decisions. Stakeholders can be categorised into two sections; internal and external. Internal stakeholders for example are employees within the company whereas external stakeholders are customers‚ suppliers‚ trade unions and much more.an example of a stakeholder is in KFC. Their job is to work within
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Chapter 01 The Corporation and Its Stakeholders True / False Questions 1. General Motors has been called a "template for 21st century capitalism." True False 2. A business is any organization that is engaged in making a product or providing a service for a profit. True False 3. Businesses and society are independent of one another. True False 4. The stakeholder theory of the firm argues that a firm’s sole purpose is to create value for its shareholders. True
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and society are independent of one another. True False The stakeholder theory of the firm argues that a firm’s sole purpose is to create value for its shareholders. True False The instrumental argument for the stakeholder theory of the firm says that companies perform better if they consider the rights and concerns of multiple groups in society. True False The normative argument for the stakeholder theory of the firm says that the stakeholder view is simply a more realistic description of how companies
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Stakeholders Stakeholders are the ones who have a stake in the organization and thus in some way or the other are related to the organization. This broad definition of stakeholders often leads to confusion; hence a more narrow definition was derived that explains “group who are vital for the organization or groups that help to define the organization‚ its mission‚ purpose and goals‚ and or are most affected by the activities of the organization” (Lebeer‚ 2002‚ p.181). Considering the above
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2—Social Responsibility MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Stakeholders’ power over businesses stems from their a. ability to withdraw or withhold resources. b. ability to generate profits. c. media impact. d. political influence. e. stock ownership. ANS: A PTS: 1 2. Those who have a claim in some aspect of a firm’s products‚ operations‚ markets‚ industry‚ and outcomes are known as a. shareholders. b. stockholders. c. stakeholders. d. claimholders. e. special-interest groups.
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1. The stakeholders of Range Resources (RR) are widespread from anyone affected by the economy and the environment in relation to RR’s activities. More directly‚ the stakeholders range from employees of Range Resources‚ the employees and officers of federal and state agencies regulating RR’s activities‚ to the populations in local and distant communities that are either benefiting from the products of RR’s activities or suffering from the byproducts of the same activities. Stakeholders also include
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appropriate ways to express the strategic purpose * Identify the components of the governance chain of an organisation * Understand differences in governance structures * Identify differences in the corporate responsibility * Undertake Stakeholder analysis 4.2 Organisational purpose: values‚ mission‚ vision and objectives * Statements of mission‚ vision and value Harvard University’s Cynthia Montgomery argues that the purpose of the organization is an important thing to understand
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Improving Walmart’s Corporate Image Introduction “Appreciate everything your associates do for the business. Nothing else can quite substitute for a few well-chosen‚ well-timed‚ sincere words of praise. They’re absolutely free and worth a fortune.” -Sam Walton Like the founder of the world’s largest retail company said himself‚ Walmart has certainly appreciated everything their associates do for their business. Everything‚ including dying. While Walmart has been scrutinized in the
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“Please Accept BTS” The following essay focuses on how a new business idea called Behind the Scenes (“BTS”) can be systematically molded in order to minimize acceptance resistance from key stakeholders. The paper is inspired on the reading “Why Consumers Don’t Buy: The Psychology of New Product Adoption” (Courville‚ 2004). BTS consists of an application for smartphones which enables clients watching a film or TV program to identify products placed within the scenes‚ select the product from the
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I am going to evaluate the influence that stakeholders exert on Sainsbury’s. I will be evaluating the following stakeholders: customers‚ employees‚ shareholders‚ suppliers‚ the government and owners. 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 not want to have to spend an excessive amount
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