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Stakeholders unit 1
Stakeholders terms and definitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Stakeholder | Individuals/groups/organisations that have an interest in an organisation and can either affect or be affected by that organisation |
| Internal stakeholder | Directly involved in running of a business. E.g employers, owners |
| External stakeholder | Not directly involved in running of business but affected by decisions made by the business e.g consumers, government |
| Entrepreneur | Take personal and financial risk to access capital . Take initiative. Want personal and financial success. e.g glenisk ltd |
| Government | Gives grants/regulates or oversees. Can offer expansion offers(training, funding). Want compliance. e.g through funding and low corporation tax, successful at attracting MNCs by FDI |
| Outline | Give the main points of question. 2/3 points on each |
| Demonstrate | State, then add evidence or back up for statement. Use examples. |
| Relationship- co-operative | Mutual benefit- common goal - win win situation. Employer and employee look for common goal |
| Relationship - conflict | Need / wants of stakeholders compete with each other, if one wins other loses out- win-lose. Mutually exclusive goals. |
| Strategies to avoid conflict Regular honest communication | Open communication between stakeholder and business. e.g (deal with consumer complaints quickly and fairly) |
| Strategies to avoid conflict Good corporate social responsibility | Business having good ethics, balance profits with benefits to society. e.g concert promoter, no massive increase in prices for in demand concerts to rip off loyal fans |
| Strategies to avoid conflict Stakeholder engagement plans | Actively involve stakeholders in business plan |
| Ways to resolve stakeholder conflicts Meet and talk | e.g employer and employee meet to discuss issue and try to resolve. e,g shop steward meet with management to discuss issues affecting employees |
| Ways to resolve stakeholder conflicts Negotiate/bargain | Parties meet middle ground. Each side gives up something. e.g business makes a profit, investors want it all in dividend. Owner wants to reinvest it. Negotiate 60% dividend. 40% reinvested. |
| Stakeholder mapping | Looking at stakeholders and their power and influence. Keep satisfied, manage closely, monitor, keep informed. |