Stakeholder
What Stakeholder means in Business GCSE, as defined for AQA, OCR, Pearson Edexcel.
Definitions of Stakeholder
Exam boards and our study guides word this term in slightly different ways. Learn the version your board uses.
Check what you remember
Read the wording for your board, then hide it and explain Stakeholder in your own words. Rough notes are fine. This is a self-check, with no mark or grade.
Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Any individual, group, or organisation that has a direct interest in, or is affected by, the activities and performance of a business.
Any individual or group with an interest in a business and who can affect or be affected by its activities.
Any individual or group affected by, or with an interest in, a business's activities and decisions.
Any individual, group, or organisation that has an interest in, or is affected by, the activities of a business.
Any individual or group who has an interest in or is affected by the activities of a business.
Anyone with an interest in the activities and success of a business.
Topics that use Stakeholder
- Stakeholders (AQA GCSE)
- Business activity (OCR GCSE)
- Communication in business (OCR GCSE)
- Stakeholders in business (OCR GCSE)
- Business stakeholders (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Dividends
- External Stakeholder
- Internal Stakeholder
- Shareholder
- Stakeholder conflict
- Stakeholder objectives
- Suppliers
- Adding value
Using Stakeholder in the exam
Check the command word and mark scheme for your exact question. After comparing your explanation with the reference, use the term in an answer on the linked topic. This practice does not predict an exam mark.
Practise Business questions
Create a free account to answer exam-style questions on this topic and get feedback on your answers.
A week of Premium from your first lesson · Then the free plan continues · No card, no charge