Internal Stakeholders
External Stakeholders
Stakeholder interdependencies & relationships
Stakeholder mapping & prioritisation
Social responsibility towards stakeholders
100

These people invest money into a business and expect a return in the form of dividends.

Who are shareholders?

100

Their main interest is good value, quality, and after-sales service.

Who are consumers?

100

Employees depend on this group for wages and safe working conditions

Who are employers?

100

This process involves deciding which stakeholders are most important to focus on.

What is stakeholder prioritisation?

100

Implementing green energy and reducing waste shows commitment to this principle.

What is environmental sustainability?

200

The group of people employed by a business to carry out tasks.

Who are employees?

200

These external stakeholders may benefit if a business provides local jobs.

Who is the local community?

200

This phrase describes how the success of one stakeholder group often depends on the actions of another.

What is stakeholder interdependence?

200

A local community group might have low power but high interest. How should they be managed?

What is keep informed?

200

Avoiding false advertising is an example of being ethically responsible to this stakeholder.  

Who are customers?

300

Their main role is to provide vision, innovation, and direction to the enterprise.  

Who are entrepreneurs?

300

Their main interest is getting paid on time.

Who are suppliers/service providers/producers?

300

This type of relationship happens when two stakeholders pursue conflicting goals.

What is a competitive relationship?

300

Shareholders with significant financial investment fall into this quadrant.

What is manage closely?
300

This type of CSR focuses on charitable donations and community support.

What is philanthropic responsibility?

400

Internal stakeholders who want fair treatment, safe working conditions, and involvement in decision-making.

Who are employees?

400

These stakeholders expect businesses to comply with health, safety, and employment laws.

Who are government?

400

This term describes how the same stakeholder groups can be co-operative in one situation and competitive in another.

What is a dynamic relationship?

400

A government regulator who has high power but may only have moderate interest. Which strategy should a business use?

What is keep satisfied?

400

The type of CSR where a business focuses on being profitable and financially sustainable.

What is economic responsibility?

500

This group benefits from the company’s success through dividends, share price increases, and voting rights.

Who are shareholders?

500

These stakeholders value Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programmes.

Who are local community?

500

This type of relationship occurs when stakeholders work together to achieve shared goals.

What is a co-operative relationship?

500

Ignoring stakeholders who should be kept informed can result in this negative outcome.

What is misunderstandings, dissatisfaction, or loss of support?

500

The type of CSR where a business does what is morally right, even beyond legal requirements.

What is ethical responsibility?