quote:Originally posted by The Bees: Sorry... I don't see the difference between stakeholder and shareholder.
Looks like the same double-speak and creative wording that sank Enron.
Creative wording and double-speak that isn't. Keeping with the Enron example. The employees, shareholders, City of Houston, construction companies, and suppliers of Enron were all stakeholders. Stakeholders are not just the people investing in a business. They are also the people who benefit from that entity existing. Local charities in Houston got big dollars from Enron, the Houston Astros HAD Enron Field. The citizens of Houston had a stake- even if they didn't work there because their city benefitted from a thriving Enron.
We all have a stake in this thing called Geocaching, and to a certain extent, this website. Tracy and I are not getting any money from Geocaching.com, are not stockholders, but are concerned about the well-being of the website. Our Geocaching activities are tied to this site, thus we have a stake in seeing its continued success.
Richard