Stakeholders：練習問題

Which stakeholder group is primarily interested in receiving high dividend payments and an increase in the value of their investment?

Identify two external stakeholders that a business might have and state one common objective for each.

A large furniture manufacturer plans to automate its production line to increase efficiency.

Explain how this decision might lead to a conflict between the objectives of the owners and the employees.

A business has decided to switch to a more expensive, local supplier to reduce its carbon footprint.

Evaluate how this decision impacts two different stakeholders, considering the trade-off between ethical objectives and financial performance.

Stakeholder Conflict
A large manufacturing company has decided to move its production plant to a different country where costs are lower.

a) Identify two different stakeholders of this business and explain how this decision might impact each of them. (2 points)
b) Explain why there might be a conflict between the objectives of the business owners and the local community in this scenario. (2 points)

Case Study: Organic Harvest Ltd
Organic Harvest Ltd is a successful organic supermarket chain. The directors are considering a plan to automate their entire warehouse system using advanced robotics to reduce costs and increase efficiency. While this move is expected to increase shareholder dividends by 15%, it will result in the redundancy of 200 warehouse workers. Furthermore, the local community is concerned that the increased delivery traffic from the 24/7 automated facility will cause significant noise pollution.

a) Define the term stakeholder and identify one internal and one external stakeholder mentioned in the case study. (3 points)

b) Using the case study, analyze the potential conflict between the objectives of the owners (shareholders) and the employees. (2 points)

c) Evaluate whether Organic Harvest Ltd should proceed with the automation plan, considering the impact on at least two different stakeholders. (3 points)