The correct answers are as follows:
1. The primary stakeholders of a business are defined as those individuals who engage internally in economic transactions with the company. Primary stakeholders have direct interests in the company and they are affected by the policies, objectives and the actions of the company.
Secondary stakeholders are those individuals who do not have direct interest in the company.
2. SHAREHOLDERS AND CUSTOMERS are some of the primary stakeholders of a business. Other examples of primary stakeholders are: suppliers, creditors, employees, investors, etc.
The primary stakeholders of a company depend on the financial well being of the company for their own benefits and the company also depends on their efforts in order to succeed.
3. THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH A COMPANY IS LOCATED are some of the secondary stakeholders of a business. Other examples of secondary stakeholders are: the media, business support groups and activist groups.
It is very important for a company to identify and work with its secondary stakeholders. Companies who recognize and cooperate with their secondary stakeholders usually achieve good reputation and goodwill and always get supports for their expansionary efforts.
