Learning objective
Define stakeholder and identify main business stakeholders including owners, employees, customers, local community and suppliers.
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Stakeholders
Subtopic
Stakeholder groups and objectives
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Quick explanation
Define stakeholder and identify main business stakeholders including owners, employees, customers, local community and suppliers
- This point belongs to Stakeholders, especially Stakeholder groups and objectives.
- You need to be able to define stakeholder and identify main business stakeholders including owners, employees, customers, local community and suppliers.
- The key ideas to know are customers, employees, and local community.
- Use the linked flashcards and practice questions to check recall, then practise applying the idea in an exam-style answer.
Key concepts
Why it matters
This objective helps connect Stakeholder groups and objectives to exam-style questions, flashcards, and revision notes for Stakeholders.
Quick student answer
Explain why a small manufacturer should consider the local community as a stakeholder.
Direct answer
The local community can influence a small manufacturer’s reputation, support local supply chains, and provide a workforce. Positive engagement can lead to local support, smoother operations, and potential partnerships.
How it works
The answer identifies the community’s influence on reputation, supply, and workforce, showing the cause-and-effect relationship.
Key terms
- Stakeholder: A person or group that can affect or be affected by a business’s activities.
Common trap
Mislabeling stakeholders: Internal stakeholders are those within the business, such as employees and owners; external stakeholders are outside, such as customers, suppliers, and the local community.
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Open revision notesRelated learning objectives
- Explain stakeholder objectives, including worker pay, environmental impact on the local community and owner dividend payments.
Stakeholder groups and objectives
- Explain the impact and influence stakeholders can have on businesses and business objectives.
Stakeholder impact, influence and conflict
- Explain how businesses may face conflict between stakeholder objectives.
Stakeholder impact, influence and conflict
