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Business Ethics Ch. 1
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Business
Undergraduate 3
02/03/2011

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Business and society are...
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interdependent
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General systems theory
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All organisms are open to, and interact wtih, their external environments.
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The key to business survival is...
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the ability to adapt effectively to changing conditions
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Ownership theory of the firm
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the firm is seen as the property of its owners. The purpose of the firm is to maxmize its long-term market value.
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Stakeholder theory of the firm
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corporations serve a broad public purpose: to create value for society
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What are the three core arguments for the stakeholder theory?
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descriptive, instrumental and normative
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The stakeholder view is simply a more realistic description of how comapnies really work
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descriptive argument
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says that stakeholder management is more effective as a corporate strategy
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instrumental argument
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says that stakeholder is simply the right thing to do
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normative argument
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stakeholder
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refers to person and groups that affect, or are affected by, an organization's decisions, policies, and operations
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individuals or organizations that own shares of a company's stock00 are one of several kinds of stakeholders
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stockholders
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market stakeholders
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are those that engage in economic transactions with company as it carries out its primary purpose of providing society with goods and services, also known as primary stakeholders
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nonmarket stakeholders
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people and groups who do not engage in direct economic exchange with the firm
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what are the nonmarket stakeholers of business?
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general public, communities, governments, ngo, business support groups and media
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Stakeholder analysis
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an important part of the modern manager's job is to identify relevant stakeholders and to understand both their interests and the power they may have to assert these interests
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Stakeholder interests
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the nature of each group's stake. what are their concerns, and what do they want from their relationship with the firm?
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Stakeholder power
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the ability to use resources to make an event happen or to secure a desired outcome
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Voting powers
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mean that the stakeholder has a legitimate right to cast a vote
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customers, suppliers and retailers
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who has economic power with companies?
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who exercises political power through legislation, regulation, or lawsuits?
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government
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stakeholders
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who has legal power when they bring suit against a company for damages, based on harm caused by the firm
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stakeholder map
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a graphical representation of the relationship of stakeholder salien to a particular issue.
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stakeholder map
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enables managers to see quickly how stakeholders feel about an issue and whether salient stakeholders tend to be in favor or opposed
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Boundary-spanning departments
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departments, or offices, within an organization that reach across the dividing line that seperates the company from groups and people in society.
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provides services, goods, and make a profit; to grow; provide jobs; generate wealth for stockholders; pay taxes to gov't
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stockholders & creditors, employees, customers, governments and communities
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what are the big five stakeholders?
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voting, economic, political and legal powers
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There are 4 types of stakeholder power...
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