Deffentions

Question 1

What is the definition of a stakeholder?

Answer 1

Any group or individual who can affect or is affected by the achievement of the organization’s objectives.

Definition by Edward Freeman, 1984, noted for being widely quoted but criticized for its broadness.

Question 2

What is the purpose of stakeholder engagement in relation to corporate responsibility?

Answer 2

To minimize negative and maximize positive environmental and social impacts.

Doughty Centre, Cranfield University School of Management.

Question 3

How is community defined in the context of engagement?

Answer 3

A group of two or more people that have accepted and transcended their differences to work together for the common good.

Definition from the Foundation for Community Engagement.

Question 4

What does community engagement entail?

Answer 4

Public processes where the general public and interested parties contribute to proposals or policy changes through active exchanges of information.

Definition by New South Wales Government, Australia.

Question 5

What is social capital?

Answer 5

The ability of people to work together for common purposes, characterized by trust, communication, and norms.

Definitions by Coleman (1989) and Putnam (1993), quoted by Tamarack.

Question 6

What does ‘public participation’ mean?

Answer 6

Involving those affected by a decision in the decision-making process to promote sustainable decisions.

Definition by International Association of Public Participation (IAP2).

Question 7

What are partnerships in the context of stakeholder engagement?

Answer 7

Collaborative relationships with a shared sense of purpose among stakeholders focused on agreed outcomes.

Definition from State Government of Victoria, Department of Education and Early Childhood Development.

Question 8

Fill in the blank: ‘Community engagement broadly captures public processes in which the general public and other interested parties are invited to contribute to particular _______ or policy changes.’

Answer 8

proposals

Question 9

True or False: Community engagement is limited to merely making information available.

Answer 9

False

Question 10

What is one of the core skills necessary for effective stakeholder engagement?

Answer 10

Ability to minimize negative and maximize positive impacts.

Reference to corporate responsibility.

Question 11

What is a key characteristic of effective partnerships?

Answer 11

Mutual trust and respect.

Effective partnerships achieve outcomes beyond what organizations can achieve alone.