Question

Stopping Walmart’s expansion B. Preserving the status quo (e.g., downtown community and social fabric), C. Developing a cause that will pay their bills, D. Fighting for an ideology, or something else E. What should Walmart do?

Answer 1

Answer:

Stakeholders are people, groups, and things who may benefit or suffer from the operation of a business.

A stakeholder map places the stakeholders as they relate to the company.

Stakeholders of the company are divided into owners, employees, consumers, government, and community.

The stakeholders to consider are those in the NE states.

The NE state stakeholders mentioned are consumers and community.

• Consumers: the state have dense population lacking in variety of consumer goods not served by other retailers. These consumers favor the retailer to expand.
• Community: the opposition comes from those in the community wishing to preserve their cultural integrity, they think the retailer's value are opposite of their own.

In this case. the opposition to the retailer falls under "d° ideological opposition. Cultural ideals of the retailer and the opposition are different. The cultural group is against the "consumerism" aspect of the company.

The retailer can convince the community group that its company ideology is not focused on consumerism but accessibility to variety of goods for common consumers.