Stakeholders refer to any individuals or groups that are impacted by a company's actions and/or performance, which includes not only financial owners or investors but also employees, customers, suppliers, communities, regulators, and others. Thus, option C is the best choice that encompasses all stakeholders. Options A, B, D, and E are incorrect as they do not cover all possible stakeholder groups or define them accurately.

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Stakeholders Include

Question 63

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Stakeholders include

A) only those people who maintain financial ownership of the company.
B) only those people who own shares of stock or who have financially invested in the firm in another way.
C) any and all people who are affected by what a company does and how well it performs.
D) all members of society whether they use or are affected by the product or not.
E) any non-governmental consumers who purchase a good or service for their own use or for the use of their families.

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