1.5 Business Objectives and Stakeholder Objectives IGCSE business studies
Summary
TLDRThis tutorial video from the Cents Business YouTube channel delves into the critical aspects of business objectives and stakeholder interests. It explains the importance of setting business objectives for success, motivation, and decision-making, while also highlighting the potential for conflicts among various stakeholders, such as shareholders, employees, and the community. The video also distinguishes between private and public sector business objectives, emphasizing the unique goals of each and the need for balance to ensure overall business health and societal contribution.
Takeaways
- π Business objectives are the aims and targets that a business works towards for successful operation, including survival, profit, growth, market share, and service to society.
- π Setting clear objectives can increase motivation, simplify decision-making, reduce conflict, and help align a business towards a common goal.
- π€ Objectives are not static and can change over time as market conditions and business development evolve, reflecting the current market and economic position.
- π₯ Stakeholders are individuals or groups with an interest in or affected by a business, including internal and external parties such as shareholders, employees, customers, and the government.
- π° Shareholders primarily aim for profit maximization and business growth, seeking returns on their investment and the expansion of the business.
- π· Workers, as stakeholders, seek job security, regular payment, job satisfaction, and a clear contract of employment outlining their rights and responsibilities.
- π¨βπΌ Managers, who are also stakeholders, aim for job security, higher salaries, and business growth, as they are responsible for key business decisions.
- ποΈ Customers, a crucial stakeholder group, expect products that are affordable, of good quality, safe, reliable, and well-designed, reflecting their needs and preferences.
- π¦ Banks, as financial stakeholders, seek repayment of loans with interest and support businesses for potential profits, focusing on financial stability over business growth.
- ποΈ The government, as a stakeholder, aims to protect workers and customers, ensure business compliance with rules and regulations, and support economic growth through taxation.
- π³ The local community expects businesses to provide local employment opportunities, maintain environmental standards, and contribute positively to the community's well-being.
- π€ Public sector businesses differ from private ones in that they aim to meet targets set by the government, focusing on providing services that meet community needs and quality standards rather than maximizing profits.
Q & A
What are business objectives?
-Business objectives are the aims and targets that a business works towards to help it run successfully. They are the steps needed to be taken for a business to be successful and can include survival, profit, growth, market share, and service to society.
How do business objectives benefit a company?
-Business objectives benefit a company by increasing motivation among employees and managers, making decision-making easier and less time-consuming, reducing conflict, and helping to unite the business towards a common goal.
What is the primary objective of private sector businesses?
-The primary objective of private sector businesses is usually profit maximization, as profits are required for further investment into the business and for the payment of returns to shareholders.
What are the main objectives of shareholders in a business?
-The main objectives of shareholders are to maximize profit and ensure business growth, as this can lead to higher returns on their investment.
What are the objectives of workers in a business?
-Workers' objectives include having a clear contract of employment, regular payment for work done, job satisfaction, and job security.
What is the role of managers in a business and what are their objectives?
-Managers are in charge of making key business decisions and controlling the work of other employees. Their objectives include job security, higher salaries, and business growth.
Why are customers considered important stakeholders in a business?
-Customers are important stakeholders because they purchase and consume the goods and services provided by the business. Their preferences and satisfaction directly affect the success of the business.
What are the objectives of the government as a stakeholder in a business?
-The government's objectives as a stakeholder include ensuring the business grows and survives to benefit the economy, paying taxes, improving employment, and adhering to health and safety regulations.
How do the objectives of public sector businesses differ from those in the private sector?
-Public sector businesses do not aim to maximize profit like private sector businesses. Instead, they aim to meet profit targets set by the government to reinvest into the business and meet the needs of society, focusing on providing high-quality services.
What is meant by conflicts of stakeholders in a business?
-Conflicts of stakeholders occur when the objectives of one stakeholder group clash with those of another. For example, workers may want higher salaries, which could reduce the profits available to shareholders.
How can a business manage conflicts between stakeholders with differing objectives?
-A business can manage conflicts by balancing the needs and interests of all stakeholders, ensuring transparency in decision-making, and finding solutions that align with the overall goals and values of the company.
Outlines
π Business Objectives and Stakeholder Interests
This paragraph introduces the topic of business objectives and their importance for business success. It explains that objectives are specific aims and targets that guide a business's operations and decision-making. The speaker emphasizes the motivational aspect of objectives for employees and managers, and how they facilitate easier decision-making and reduce conflicts within a business. The paragraph also touches on the variance in objectives among different businesses based on size, sector, and other factors, with private sector businesses typically focusing on survival, profit, growth, market share, and service to society as their main objectives.
πΌ Stakeholder Groups and Their Impact on Business
The second paragraph delves into the concept of stakeholders, defining them as individuals or groups with an interest in or affected by a business's performance. It highlights both internal and external stakeholders, providing examples such as employees, managers, shareholders, customers, and the government. The paragraph underscores the importance of understanding stakeholders' interests, as they can influence and be influenced by business activities. It also notes that businesses, especially large ones like Apple, can affect stakeholders' motivation and job security, and that stakeholders' objectives can change over time in response to market conditions and business development.
π€ Aligning Business Objectives with Stakeholder Expectations
This paragraph discusses the various objectives of different stakeholders within a business, such as shareholders seeking profit maximization, workers desiring job security and satisfaction, and managers aiming for higher salaries and business growth. It also mentions the role of customers, who are vital stakeholders with their own objectives for affordable prices, quality products, and safety. The speaker stresses the potential for conflicts among stakeholders due to differing aims and the need for businesses to balance these interests to achieve overall success.
π¦ Government and Financial Institutions as Key Stakeholders
The fourth paragraph focuses on the government and financial institutions as stakeholders with distinct objectives. The government aims to protect workers and customers, ensure business compliance with regulations, and benefit from economic growth and tax revenues. Banks, as providers of financial support, seek repayment with interest and may also aim to support businesses for mutual profit. The local community, another stakeholder group, desires job opportunities and environmental protection, expecting businesses to contribute positively to the local economy and environment.
π Public Sector Objectives and Community Service
This paragraph contrasts the objectives of public sector businesses with those of the private sector, highlighting that public sector entities aim to provide services that meet community needs and government standards rather than maximizing profits. The speaker explains that profits generated by public sector businesses are typically reinvested to support social services and meet societal needs, emphasizing the importance of quality targets and community aid as central objectives for government-run organizations.
π Stakeholder Conflicts and the Need for Balance
The final paragraph addresses the inevitable conflicts of interest that can arise among stakeholders due to their unique objectives. It provides examples of such conflicts, such as between workers and shareholders over salary versus profit distribution, or between directors and shareholders regarding executive compensation. The speaker also mentions potential clashes between the local community's environmental concerns and shareholders' profit maximization goals. The paragraph concludes by emphasizing the importance of understanding and managing these conflicts to ensure business success and stakeholder satisfaction.
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Keywords
π‘Business Objectives
π‘Stakeholder Groups
π‘Profit Maximization
π‘Market Share
π‘Service to Society
π‘Public Sector Businesses
π‘Conflict of Stakeholders
π‘Economic Resession
π‘Job Security
π‘Economies of Scale
π‘Local Community
Highlights
Business objectives are aims and targets that help a business run successfully.
Setting objectives can increase motivation among employees and managers by providing clear targets.
Objectives facilitate easier and less time-consuming decision-making by providing a basis for decisions.
Objectives help reduce conflict and unite the business towards a common goal.
Business performance can be compared to objectives to make necessary changes.
Private sector businesses often aim for survival, profit, growth, market share, and service to society.
For new or small firms, survival is usually the primary objective before profit-making.
Profit is essential for further investment and returns to shareholders.
Business growth can lead to greater job security, higher salaries, and economies of scale.
Increased market share can enhance customer loyalty and brand image.
Some private sector businesses have social objectives, such as providing environmental and financial aid.
Business objectives can change over time to reflect market conditions and business development.
A stakeholder is anyone interested in or affected by a business's performance or activity.
Shareholders aim for profit maximization and business growth for higher returns on their investment.
Workers seek regular payment, job satisfaction, job security, and a motivating work environment.
Managers, as stakeholders, aim for job security, higher salaries, and business growth.
Customers, as stakeholders, want affordable prices, quality products, and reliability.
The government, as a stakeholder, seeks business growth for economic benefits and adherence to regulations.
Banks, as stakeholders, aim to recover loans with interest and support businesses for profit.
The local community expects businesses to provide jobs, support the environment, and contribute positively.
Public sector businesses aim to meet profit targets set by the government and provide services to the community.
Conflicts of stakeholder interests are common and can occur when trying to satisfy one stakeholder's objectives over another's.
Transcripts
hello and welcome to cents business
YouTube channel and since business code
at UK website and today's tutorial we'll
be talking about 1.5 business objectives
and stakeholder objectives of a business
as you know it's IGCC business studies
so in this video we'll cover business
objectives stakeholder groups and their
objectives we will also talk about
public sector businesses and we'll cover
conflicts of stakeholders so let's begin
I hope you're gonna enjoy I'm gonna try
and make this class as energetic as
possible just like every other class so
make sure you watch the 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4
this is 1.5 and then continue watching
so that you get a good taste in your I
do CC business okay great let's start I
will listen the first thing I'm going to
talk about is business objective so
business objectives are aims and targets
that a business works towards to help it
run successfully all thought the sitting
of objectives does not always guarantee
the success of business what helps
benefit it so aims and targets are all
business objectives it's the little
steps that need to be taken for a
business to be successful an objective
is something that they want to achieve
so if a business has objectives they
want to achieve something and they have
got some lists of steps they will need
to follow to achieve that certain
activity or project or whatever it might
be setting objectives increased
motivation as employees and managers
have clear targets to work towards so
they know what they need to achieve they
just go ahead and start working towards
it it motivates it a lot of people find
it more motivating if they have
something clear to work towards so it
motivates tough decision making will
become easier and less time-consuming as
there are set targets to base decision
on you have targets and your decision
become very clear and short because if
your decisions are not related to these
targets you will not take them so you
will find an alternative so you make a
decision that benefits your overall
target and objective so decision will be
taken in order to achieve the business
objectives setting objectives reduce
conflict and it helps unite the business
towards reaching the same goal so it
helps businesses achieve its overall
goal in a brings everybody together
under one umbrella managers can compare
the business performance to its
objectives and to make any changes in
its activity if required so businesses
can check their performance to see if
they are heading towards the overall
business objectives and if they are not
they can well they will need to start
making amendments and start making
changes to help them achieve the overall
objectives so objectives vary with
different business due to its size
sector and money or the factors however
many businesses in private sector aim to
achieve the following objectives as you
know in the previous video we talked
about private businesses private
businesses or businesses that are born
privately so they have the control some
time limited and some have unlimited
liabilities make sure that you watch the
previous video if you would like to know
about that purpose of setting objectives
our survival profit growth market share
service to society overall objective of
a business existing so survival for new
or small firms usually their main
objective will be to survive and then
there'll be profit so after they have
balanced selves and they can make enough
sales then they go on to their second
target which is to make profit because
after all all business is open for a
reason and that reason is to make profit
so private sector firms usually have
profit making as a primary of
Actives this is because profits profits
are required for further investment into
the business as well as for the payment
of returns to the shareholders orders of
the business for the time that they have
invested into the business so their
objective is to get some profit out of
it
growth is another objectives once the
businesses have passed their survival
strategy objectives sorry and they have
started making profit they think about
growing in and maximizing their profit
aiming for business growth can be very
beneficial a large business can ensure
greater job security and salaries for
employees so everybody would want to
work for a company that has huge of
number of stores big business because
some people feel motivated being part of
a big brand for example Apple workers
will be very motivated because they know
that they work for the world's top brand
and of course their salary also
increases because of the size of the
organization is because of the job they
do a larger business can ensure greater
job security salaries for employees like
I said earlier the business can also
benefit from higher market share and
economies of scale there is a video on
economy of scale on my channel make sure
that you watch that because it is very
comprehensive it has a lot of
information in there market share this
can be defined as proportion of total
market sell achieved by one business
increased market share can bring about
money benefits to business such as
increased customer loyalty setting or
brand images so the bigger the market
share you have the bigger you the bigger
you become in the market in the sector
and people respective and they start by
your product because they know that
you're the only competitor in the entire
market service to society is another
objective that some businesses or
organization will have some
operations in the private sector such as
social objectives they aim to better the
society by providing social
environmental and financial aid so there
are different purposes and different
companies will have different objectives
as their main primary objectives and
then they will also have some secondary
objectives that will help them achieve
their main aim but as we know we live in
a world where nearly all businesses main
objective is to make profit and to
survive now business objectives do not
remain the same forever so you need to
keep making all of that so a business
can never stay the same they can change
its objectives as and when they want it
as and when it suits them better as
market situation change and as the
business itself develops its objective
will change to reflect its current
market and economy position for example
a firm facing serious economic
rescission could change its objectives
from profit maximization to short-term
survival does that make sense so
businesses can change its overall
objectives to make sure that they meet
overall objective they'll have to put
some small aims and objectives in place
in order to meet the long-term goal I
hope that was clear let's get on to
stakeholder groups fantastic I don't
have a joke on this video for you so
unfortunately you'll have to bear in
mind with me while trying to find your
funny joke to keep you energetic and to
keep you going with these tutorials
because after all we want to get an aid
do we not so stakeholder groups a
stakeholder is anyone or any group that
is interested in our N or directly
affected by the performance or activity
of a business these stakeholder groups
can be external groups that are outside
the business or they can be internal
these groups that work for or on the
base
I've listed some of the stakeholders
below you will be able to see it we'll
talk about some stakeholders so
basically who is stakeholder anybody
that's affected or interested or want to
know about the business so that's the
newspapers the government the local
school the local council the customers
the workers the managers the directors
these are all the stakeholders there's
unlimited number of stakeholders a
business can have special a big brands
like Apple could have newspapers media
televisions investor competitors these
all will be stakeholders of a company
internal stakeholder would be
shareholders in honors these are the
risk takers of the business they invest
capital into the business to set up and
expand it these shareholders are liable
to a share of the profit made by the
business so objectives of shareholders
our elders are entitled to rate of
return on the capital they have invested
into the business and will therefore
have profit maximization as an objective
so the shareholders main aim is to
maximize the profit the objective d1 or
they focus on most is to maximize the
profit because they have invested some
money they want to get as much money as
possible on the money they have invested
business growth will also be one of
their objectives so the shareholders
will objective will be to maximize the
business growth to make as big as
possible because the bigger the business
is it is usually not always but
sometimes it means more profit for the
shareholders and then we have
stakeholders like workers workers or
people that work within the business so
these are also stakeholders because they
are interested in the business these are
people that are employed by the business
and are directly involved in its
activities their objectives are so a
business will have an objective the
share
voters will have an objectives and now
the workers also have objectives so
contract of employment that states all
the rights and responsibilities to end
of the employee so they want to have a
clear objective which is to have a
contract of employment that states what
they need to do in order to achieve the
maximum results and get the pay that was
advertised on the job so regular payment
for the work done by the workers will
want to benefit from job satisfaction so
their objective would be to go to a
workplace that is motivational and that
has something good about it
the employees will want job security so
they are objective will be to make sure
that the job that they are end doesn't
disappear tomorrow your job that is
available for them for as long as they
want to be there
managers are also stakeholders and they
are also the employees but managers
control the work of all those managers
are in charge of making key business
decision so managers are also workers
but these people are also in charge of
in controlling the workers and making
decisions to benefit the business some
managers will make good decision which
will benefit the business and some money
just might make bad decision that will
bring the business down it depends on
the managers and objectives of managers
is like regular employees so the
managers to will aim towards a secure
job so they will want to come to a word
that is always available for them and
there is no goodbyes the following day
so higher salaries because managers cope
with a lot of squares and Ric they have
better skills and they put a lot of
effort and they make lots of huge
decision so their objective is to have
huge salary or higher salary managers
will also wish for business growth as a
bigger business means that managers can
control a bigger and well-known business
of an organization who are stakeholders
there like I said alien
customers are also stakeholders
customers are a very important part of
every business they purchase and consume
the goods and services that the business
produced and provides successful
businesses use market research to find
out customer preferences before
producing their goods so customers are
stakeholders who basically give both
business they affect the business
directly so these are the very important
the core stakeholders of any business
whether they're in service or brought it
to what sector they are it is not matter
because these customers are the main
stakeholders of any business customers
like everyone else also have objectives
and their objectives are prices that
reflect the quality of goods so they
want prices that are affordable and
products that are of good quality so
that is customers objectives customers
objective is that the product they
purchase it needs to be safe and
reliable for example there most will not
be any false advertisement of the
product so they cannot have an
advertisement saying that you can have a
TV with a CD but then the TV turns up
and CD never turns up or for example you
could have a three and one product but
it never has three different ingredients
in it it just has one so does that make
sense I hope it is the product must be
well-designed and of good quality so
they want a product that's well designed
and is to satisfy them basically their
objective is that we as a business meet
their needs that is one of their
objectives government is also a
stakeholder of a business the role of
the government is to protect the workers
and customers from the business
activities and safeguard their interests
so government also have objectives the
government will want the business to
grow and survive as they will bring a
lot of benefit
to the economy and they'll be paying
lots of tax on the goods they produced
and sell a successful business will help
increase the total output of the country
it will improve employment as well as
increase government revenues through
payments of taxes just like I said
earlier so the better business does the
better the government wants it to do
because the Gemara sorry the mora
business is independent the mora
business is doing well the happier the
government is and they will possibly
provide some sort of support to help
them they will expect the firms to stay
within the rules and regulations set by
the government another objective of the
government is that they want the
business is to stay within health and
safety rules with all the regulations
that's been set out by the local
government national or international
government because at the end of the day
no government will want a business to go
ahead and just do whatever they want
they need to follow the guidelines so
that is an objective of the government
who is also a stakeholder of a business
now that banks banks are also
stakeholders these banks provide
financial help for businesses
the biros objective is that if they have
paid the business that they get the
repayment of the amount that has been
given to the business so their main
objective is not on growing the business
or not anything with making profit or
not the bank's objective is that they
get their money back with interest
so that is their biggest objective of
Bank but them I also have another
objective of supporting businesses in
return for some sort of profits the
local community this is also a staple
that this consists of all stakeholder
groups groups especially the third
parties that are affected by business
activities so these could be people or
businesses that are around the business
their objective is that the business
must offer jobs and employ local
employees
so the community 101a business coming up
starting up and then getting workers
from a foreign country for example or a
business in the UK starting off
employing 100 percent of people from
India or Bangladesh or Afghanistan or
any only other place in the world
vice-versa so a business opening in
Afghanistan and then employing people
from India Japan England USA so local
communities will not want that they will
want businesses to open open and employ
the local people so they have job they
have a better community and grow the
community to a better place the
production process of business must in
no way harm the environment so the
community the local communities main
objective or second objective is that
the business that's been opened does not
harm anything their objective is to make
sure that they are not killing the trees
and not releasing any toxic waste that
could later on harm people or the local
villagers or community or what have you
government owned and controlled
businesses do not have the same
objective as those in private sector
because the private sector is mostly
focused on surviving and making profit
the objectives of public sector
businesses or businesses that are
controlled by the government are to do
not aim to maximize their profit they
will have to meet the profit target set
by the government so the public sector
businesses will need to meet the targets
set by the government this is so that it
can be reinvested into the business for
meeting the needs of the society so they
will have to meet a target of making
certain amount of profit so then it can
be reinvested into the communities and
to the social services and to the public
services and to the term support and so
on services the main aim of
the government organization or the
public sector is to provide service to
the community that most meet the quality
targets set by the government so they
will need to provide a service that has
high standards
most of these social enterprises are set
up in order to aid the community this
can be by providing employment to local
citizens providing good quality goods
and services at an affordable rate so
the government aims or the public sector
organization will aim to provide social
funds that can help local community
build and focus on things that really
matters within that community so that
couldn't be one of their objectives
great stuff now our final topic that is
complex of stakeholders and objectives
as all stakeholders have their own aims
they would like to achieve it is natural
that conflicts of stakeholders interests
could occur
therefore if a business tries to satisfy
the objectives of one stakeholder it
might mean that another stakeholders
objective could be unfulfilled so as as
you know the above of a Lea we talked
about so many different stakeholders not
all of them have the same stakeholders
so some of them will clash clash means
like some of them will not come together
they have different aims and they will
not like each other in a sample way for
example where cuz objectives will be to
aim towards earning higher salaries
shareholders on other hand may not want
this to happen as being higher salaries
could mean that less profit will be left
over for the payment of return to the
shareholders does that make sense so the
workers might want lots of money or a
better salary that's one stakeholder
another stakeholder is shareholder
so the shareholder my want more profit
so if the worker wants more money for a
salary for the time they're put invested
into the business then that will mean
that the shareholders who have invested
money into the business will get less
profit returned on the money they have
invested so there will be conflict and
they will clash with each other so
another example would be the directors
and the shareholders because the
directors will want to get a huge amount
of money salary or bonuses but the
shareholders will not want that because
one to get better rates on the money
they have invested into the business so
another example of conflict between
stakeholders can be that the local
community and the business or if they if
the local community expects the business
to do really well and not produce any
rubbish products whereas the
shareholders might they don't care about
if the company's making rubbish products
or not they just want to maximize their
profit so the community might clash with
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