Part owners of the company.
The largest shareholders of a public limited company (plc) are likely to be pension funds, investment banks and insurance companies.
Directors are also likely to be share owners through their remuneration package.
Employees may be part of a share ownership scheme.
Small investors may also own shares.
A classic view about how shareholders operate:
What shareholders may wish to achieve -
Regular and rising dividend payments.
A rising share price.
Shareholders are entitled to vote at the AGM of a public limited company.
Stakeholder:
A person or group with an interest or concern in something, especially a business.
What groups could be considered internal stakeholders?
Consider the college:
Governors.
Senior leadership team.
Teaching staff.
Non teaching staff.
Students.
External stakeholders:
Parents.
Neighbours.
Schools.
Ofsted.
Southwestern Railway.
For Tesco?
Stakeholder objectives, what are the main priorities for each stakeholder group for the college and for Tesco?
Is there potential for conflict between profit based shareholders and other stakeholder groups with a wider interest?
A nice article looking at the differences between shareholders and stakeholders here.
Merck and river blindness. Click on the picture:
