Stakeholders
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stakeholders means “any group or individual who can affect or is affected by the achievement of the organization’s objectives”[1]
Managing Stakeholders
Stakeholders as starter of deliberation
Let’s assume that every deliberation starts when one person tries to solve a personal problem, and he finds that in order to solve his problem he may need the help of others, or may need to get their agreement. She needs to identify the stakeholders. The stakeholders may be people that may invest in the solution (investing stakeholders), or may need to agree (influenced stakeholders).
For instance, a Bedouin find that he lacks drinking water for his cattle. To solve this problem, he can call his neighbors and suggest that they will dig a well together, and take water for their cattle their common well. These neighbors will be the investing stakeholders. He may also find, that some other neighbors, have already dag a well, and they fear that if he will dig a new well, the water in their will dried out. These are the influenced stakeholders. The composition of investors and the influenced may vary with the change in solutions and interests and the level of trust.
Refernces
- ↑ Freeman, R.E (1984). “Strategic Management: A Stakeholder Approach”. Boston, MA: Pitman.