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1.4 Comprehension Questions

Unit 1.4 Stakeholders – Comprehension Questions

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The interests of internal stakeholders (AO2)
  1. In the context of business management, what are ‘stakeholders’?
  2. How do internal stakeholders differ from external stakeholders?
  3. Who are the ‘employees’ of an organization?
  4. What are the main aims of employees?
  5. Who are the managers of an organization?
  6. What do directors of a company do?
  7. Who are shareholders?
  8. What is the other name for stockholders?
  9. As stakeholders of a company, what are the main interests of stockholders?
  10. What is the difference between shareholders and stakeholders?
The interests of external stakeholders (AO2)
  1. What are external stakeholders?
  2. How do external stakeholders differ from internal stakeholders?
  3. Give three examples of external stakeholder groups.
  4. As stakeholders, what are the main interests of customers?
  5. Why are close rivals (competitors) of an organization considered to be a stakeholder group?
  6. As stakeholders, what are the main interests of the suppliers of a particular organization?
  7. What are financiers and why are they considered to be a stakeholder group?
  8. Why might the local community be interested in the operations of a business?
  9. Why are pressure groups an external stakeholder group?
  10. Give three examples of real-world pressure groups.
Possible areas of mutual benefit and conflict between stakeholders’ interests (AO3)
  1. What is meant by stakeholder conflict?
  2. How might the interests of an employer conflict with those of their employee?
  3. How might the interests of customers conflict with those of the shareholders of a company?
  4. Why might it be extremely challenging to satisfy the diversified interests of all stakeholder groups?
  5. What is conciliation?
  6. What is arbitration?
  7. What is industrial democracy?
  8. What are share ownership schemes?
  9. What is meant by profit related pay?
  10. What is meant by public relations (PR)?
Revision Flashcards

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Review Quiz

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Fill in the missing parts in the following text:

  - Method of stakeholder conflict resolution which aims to align the incompatible interests of different stakeholder groups by helping different parties to better understand each other’s interests.

 

Fill in the missing parts in the following text:

  - These stakeholders are part of the organization, e.g. employees, managers and shareholders.

 

Which stakeholders would be most interested in a company’s profit as it affects their dividends and the share value of the company?

Stockholders are the shareholders of a company, so are interested in the potential dividend payments.

Fill in the missing parts in the following text:

  - The group of senior managers who run a company on behalf of the owners of the company.

 

Which stakeholder group is most likely to be interested in changing government policies?

Pressure groups are likely to lobby governments to change policies to support their cause, such as environmental protection.

Fill in the missing parts in the following text:

  - Financial institutions (such as banks) and individual investors who provide source of finance for businesses. They are interested in the organization’s ability to generate profits and to repay debts.

 

Which tool allows an organization to analyse the level of power and interest of its various stakeholder groups?

Stakeholder mapping (or stakeholder analysis) enables managers to assess the varying degrees of interest and influence of its different stakeholder groups.

Fill in the missing parts in the following text:

  - The people or organizations that have shares in a company. Their interest is financial, i.e. regular dividends and a higher share price.

 

Which group’s main interest is the pay and working conditions of their worker members of an organization?

Trade unions (labour unions) negotiate with employer representatives, with the aim to uphold the pay and working conditions of their members.

What are the owners of limited liability companies called?

Shareholders are the owners of limited liability companies.

Which group’s main interest is how the organization’s operations impacts on the cause they support?

Pressure groups are keen to know the impact that businesses have on the causes they support.

Fill in the missing parts in the following text:

  - Organizations that provide the goods and support services for other businesses. Their interests include receiving regular orders and receiving payments from their business customers on time.

 

Fill in the missing parts in the following text:

  - This refers to mutually exclusive stakeholder interests.

 

Which stakeholder group owns part of a company and is interested in its financial performance?

Shareholders are the (part)owners of a company.

Which stakeholder group is most likely to have an interest in the financial performance and survival of a business?

Shareholders (the owners of a company) are interested in the survival and profitability of the business.

Which stakeholder group consists of individuals and/or organizations with an investment interest in a particular business?

Shareholders invest capital in the company that they co-own with other shareholders.

Which stakeholder group provides other businesses with stocks of raw materials, components and finished goods?

Suppliers provide other firms with stocks of raw materials, components and finished goods.

What arises because a business is unable to simultaneously meet the competing needs of all its stakeholders?

Conflict arises when the competing needs of different stakeholders cannot be met at the same time.

Drag the text boxes to fill in the missing parts in the following text:

stakeholder  organization  internal  external  suppliers shareholders 

A    is an individual, group or    that affects a business and/or is affected by it. They can be classified as    (such as managers, employees and    ) or    (such as customers,    , competitors and the government).

 

Fill in the missing parts in the following text:

  - Stakeholder groups that are not directly involved in the running of an organization but have a direct interest in its operations.

 

Fill in the missing parts in the following text:

  - The individuals, organizations or groups with a vested interest in the actions and outcomes of a specific organization. They are directly affected by the performance of the business.

 

Which stakeholder group’s main interest is the organization’s level of productivity and profits?

Managers are keen to monitor and improve the productivity and profits of the business.

What is the term used to describe an individual or organization directly affected by the operations of a business?

Shareholders, stockholders and suppliers are all examples of stakeholders.

Fill in the missing parts in the following text:

  - These are the firm’s clients, individuals and other businesses, who purchase the organization’s goods and/or services. Their interests include competitive prices, fit-for-purpose products and overall value for money.

 

Fill in the missing parts in the following text:

  - Individuals who come together or organizations that are set up for a common concern. They aim to influence government and public opinion in order to create the desired social change.

 

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