Chapter 2 Flashcards

1
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who is the agent

A

the director

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2
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who is the principal

A

a shareholder

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3
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different types of stakeholders

A

Internal (employees)
Connected (shareholders, customers etc)
External ( government/ public)

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4
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vertical axis of mendelow axis

A

power

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5
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horizontal of mendelow axis

A

interest

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6
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who is high interest and high power

A

key players

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7
Q

who is high interest and low power

A

keep informed

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8
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who is low interest and high power

A

keep satisfied

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9
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who is low interest and low power

A

minimal effort

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10
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if a stakeholder doesnt want to change anything. what are they

A

low interest - only high interest if a change is wanted

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11
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issues with mendelows axis

A

its subjective on who is who

doesn’t help if there are lots of key players

map is not static, interest will change for different people

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12
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pyramid of CSR from top to bottom

A

philanthropic

ethical ( not just law abiding but more than that)

legal

economic

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13
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advantages of having good CSR

A

attracts ethically concerned customers

good PR

good for shareholders long term

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14
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disadvantages of having good CSR

A

expensive

primary focus is to max SH wealth

difficult to measure results

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15
Q

what are the three P’s in AA1000 Standard

A

People - charitable donations

Profit - distributing profits differently, such as to the local community

Planet- waste management and recycling etc

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16
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what is integrated thinking

A

active consideration of the relationsgips between its various operating and functional units and the capitals and the effects.

17
Q

what is an integrated report

A

about value creation and related communications

18
Q

6 types of capital

A
manufactured
financial
intellectual
human
natural 
social
19
Q

what are social audits

A

checking whether an organisation has achieved set targets

20
Q

what are environmental audits

A

evaluation of how well an entity is performing with an objective to safeguard the environment, assesses threat of unethical behaviour

21
Q

what is sustainability

A

limiting the use of depleting resources to a level that can be replenished