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Which of the following is an example of an internal stakeholder of a company?
Employees are internal stakeholders because they work within the organisation. Lenders such as banks, the local community and tax authorities all sit outside the company, so they are classed as external stakeholders rather than internal ones.
- AA bank that has lent money to the company
- BThe company's employeesCorrect
- CThe local community near the factory
- DA government tax authority
Explanation
Internal stakeholders are those within the organisation, such as employees, managers and directors. Banks, local communities and tax authorities are outside the organisation, so they are external stakeholders.
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