The role of stakeholder groups involved in • Main internal and external stakeholder groups: past paper questions
Real questions on the role of stakeholder groups involved in • main internal and external stakeholder groups
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- 0450/13 · May/June 2026 · Q3b[2]
Identify two external stakeholder groups a business might have. external stakeholder group external stakeholder group
See it on the paper → - 0450/11 · October/November 2025 · Q1a[2]
Define ‘trade union’.
See it on the paper → - 0450/11 · October/November 2025 · Q4c[4]
Outline one way MTL could act ethically with each of the following stakeholder groups: Employees: Customers:
See it on the paper → - 0450/13 · October/November 2025 · Q3e[6]
Do you think employees are the most important stakeholder group for a manufacturing business? Justify your answer.
See it on the paper → - 0450/12 · May/June 2025 · Q3c[4]
Identify four stakeholder groups a business might have. Stakeholder 1: Stakeholder 2: Stakeholder 4: Stakeholder 3:
See it on the paper → - 0450/12 · May/June 2025 · Q3d[6]
Explain two characteristics Hal will need to become a successful entrepreneur. Characteristic 1: Explanation: Characteristic 2: Explanation:
See it on the paper → - 0450/22 · May/June 2025 · Q2a[8]
Explain one objective each of the following TSE stakeholder groups might have. Shareholders: Suppliers: Employees: Customers:
See it on the paper → - 0450/11 · October/November 2024 · Q4b[2]
Identify one objective each of the following stakeholder groups might have: Employees: Customers:
See it on the paper → - 0450/12 · October/November 2024 · Q3d[6]
Explain one way the objective of HRO’s shareholders to increase profit might conflict with the objectives of each of the following stakeholder groups: Customers: Explanation: Suppliers: Explanation:
See it on the paper → - 0450/22 · October/November 2024 · Q3a[8]
Explain one way each of the following stakeholder groups might be affected by a business becoming a multinational company. Effect on shareholders: Effect on employees: Effect on suppliers: Effect on the government:
See it on the paper → - 0450/11 · May/June 2024 · Q1e[6]
Do you think customers have a more important role in the success of a business than its employees? Justify your answer
See it on the paper → - 0450/12 · May/June 2023 · Q4d[6]
Explain one way each of the following stakeholder groups might be affected by CPF’s plans to expand its business. Employees: Suppliers:
See it on the paper → - 0450/12 · February/March 2023 · Q2d[6]
Explain why the following two stakeholder groups might be interested in WFH’s financial statements. Employees: Explanation: Suppliers: Explanation:
See it on the paper → - 0450/13 · October/November 2022 · Q2d[6]
Explain how one objective for each of the following stakeholder groups might conflict with GBR’s objective to increase profit. Employees’ objective: How this might conflict with GBR’s objective: Suppliers’ objective: How this might conflict with GBR’s objective:
See it on the paper → - 0450/12 · February/March 2022 · Q1c[4]
Outline one possible objective for each of the following stakeholder groups of CXN. Government: Employees:
See it on the paper → - 0450/11 · October/November 2021 · Q3b[2]
Define ‘stakeholder groups’.
See it on the paper → - 0450/11 · May/June 2021 · Q1d[6]
one way each stakeholder’s objectives might conflict with BKH’s objective to increase profit.
See it on the paper → - 0450/12 · May/June 2021 · Q3e[6]
Do you think the shareholders are the most important stakeholder group to the success of a limited company?
See it on the paper → - 0450/11 · October/November 2020 · Q4d[6]
Explain how two external stakeholder groups might be affected by the take over.
See it on the paper → - 0450/23 · October/November 2020 · Q1b[12]
Explain the objectives of the following three AD stakeholder groups. Which of these objectives are most likely to be in conflict with each other? Justify your answer. • • • Shareholders Employees Customers Shareholders: Employees: Customers: Conclusion:
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What examiners said
Well answered by most candidates with many gaining four marks. A common mistake was to repeat similar answers which can only be awarded once. For example, owners and shareholders or customers and consumers.
— Examiner report, May/June 2025, 0450/12 Q3(c) (Cambridge)
Characteristics of successful entrepreneurs was clearly a topic understood by candidates. Most could identify and explain at least one characteristic, with creative and hardworking being good examples of this. Application was often awarded for appropriate references to bakery, new business or for recognising that Hal planned to leave his current job. A common mistake was to identify functions of a...
— Examiner report, May/June 2025, 0450/12 Q3(d) (Cambridge)
This question was generally well answered, and most candidates were able to identify objectives such as shareholders want to receive dividends, suppliers want to be paid on time, employees want higher pay, and customers want good quality products at an affordable price. Weaker responses confused objectives with the role of the stakeholders, such as TSE supply products to customers or looked at the...
— Examiner report, May/June 2025, 0450/22 Q2(a) (Cambridge)
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