Stackholders

· The stakeholders and the stakeholders theory

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A corporate stakeholder is a party that can affect or be affected by the actions of the business as a whole. This theory was developed by R. Edward Freeman in the 1980s.

An organization has to satisfy the claims of its stakeholders. The problem is that there are so many different stakeholders, that it is very difficult for a company to actually make all the wishes come true.

The most obvious stakeholders are the people or organizations directly linked to the company’s action: consumers, employees, financial institutions, shareholders, states, charities, and all kind of organizations or individuals that can have a link with the organization.

Be careful, other stakeholders can be indirectly involved in the whole process of a company. For instance we have Non Governmental Organizations, society, charities, associations, students, etc.

Some critics have risen from the stakeholders’ theory mainly about the fact that everyone in the society can be a stakeholder in thousands of companies all over the world. 
What we have to keep in mind is that a lot of people are involved in the future of the planet, and as individuals we have the power not only to act but to denounce things that do not respect the environment.

· Team members :

We have learned more about stakeholders thanks to Pierre G. Laurène S. Anaïs N.

· Bibliography :

If you are curious and if you want to go further have a look to these links:

- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/stakeholder

- http://www.strategie-aims.com

- www.iveybusinessjournal.com