ACCA Applied Knowledge · Business and Technology · The purpose and types of business organisation
Which of the following is the best example of a stakeholder whose interest in a company is mainly financial and who is classed as connected rather than internal?
A bank that has lent money is a connected stakeholder because it sits outside the company but has a direct financial interest in being repaid with interest. Production managers and directors work within the company, so they are internal stakeholders.
- AA bank that has lent money to the companyCorrect
- BA production manager employed by the company
- CA director of the company
Explanation
A lender is outside the organisation but has a direct financial link, so it is connected. Managers and directors are internal stakeholders.
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