Leadership Management: Sainsbury's Stakeholder Analysis Report

This report provides an executive summary and a detailed analysis of the stakeholders of Sainsbury's, a major grocery retail store in the United Kingdom. The report identifies and examines the various stakeholder groups including owners, managers, customers, suppliers, employees, the community, government, regulators, competitors, and investors. It explores the interests of each group and how Sainsbury's addresses their needs, referencing annual reports and sustainability reports as sources of information. The report concludes by emphasizing the importance of considering all stakeholders when making company decisions. It also includes a comprehensive list of references to support the analysis. The report highlights how Sainsbury's strives to meet the expectations of its stakeholders through various business practices and strategies.

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Executive Summary
The report show about the company Sainsbury which deal in grocery retail store. The report
show about the various aspects of the shareholder of the company as well as how the
company decision can affect their interest.

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................3
Stakeholder of the Company......................................................................................................3
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................7
Reference....................................................................................................................................8

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Introduction
. Stakeholder are the most important part of the company as if the company y is taking
any decision, than it will directly affect the stakeholder as they are the one for whom the
business is been carry (Andriof & Waddock 2017). As per the report is concern it show about
the different stakeholder of company Sainsbury and show how they will get affect by
company decision. Sainsbury is one of the largest retailer store which carry its business in
United Kingdom, this report about various aspects of company stakeholder and how it able to
meet up the expectation of the shareholder (Carroll & Buchholtz 2014).
Stakeholder of the Company
Stakeholder
Group
Interest in the
Company
How company is fulfilling their
needs
Source of
Information
Owners They are one who
carry the company
share by paying the
amount of share
price (Davis 2014).
So they are the one
who are the most
concern about the
company as it able
to gain profit from
the business
activities as well as
they are the one
The company pay them the profit
which they are earning business
activities. It also try to give more
revenue to the shareholder and to
get their it try to expand their
business activities so that it able to
meet up the shareholder expectation
properly and effectively.
The source
form which the
information is
able is from
the company
annual report
as well
sustainability
report.

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who directly affect
by the company
decision
Managers They are the one
who manage the
company business
by carrying
different activities
as they are the one
who help the
business to reach
its goals and
objective by
keeping a proper
flow of work in the
business
The company pay them salary for
the service which they are providing
as well as they are also given a part
of income for the extra effort which
they have took to keep a better flow
of business activities in the
company
The
information is
been available
with the help
of company
annual report
as well as
sustainability
report.
Customers They are the one
who use the
company goods
and service so if
the company
increase their price
than it directly
affect them as they
are the one who
The company is able to meet its
requirement as by providing them
quality product in cheap rate so that
it can able to get their loyalty as
well as it keep on diversify its good
so that the customer will able to get
proper product and service from the
company
The
information is
able from the
annual report
as well as
sustainability
report of the
company.

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use the company
product (Henisz,
Dorobantu &
Nartey 2014).
Suppliers They are the one
who supply
product to the
company so that
the company is
able to carry its
business activities
so of the company
changes some
business strategies
than it can also
affect the suppliers
as they are earning
money by
providing service
to the company
(Jones, Wicks, &
Freeman 2017).
The company help to grow their
business by taking good and service
from them as well as it also help
them by carrying business activities
in different subsidiary so that it able
to earn more amount of money by
carrying business activities.
The
information is
able to get
with the
analysis of
company
annual report.
Employees They are the one
who work for the
company so if the
The company is paying them salary
for the part of service which they
are giving in the company as well as
The
information is
able from the

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company takes any
decision so they
should consider the
employees also as
they are the one
who help company
to reach its goals
and objective
properly and easily
(Tantalo & Priem
2016).
it also give them incentive in both
monetary as well non-monetary so
that the employee is able to get the
goals and objective more effectively
in the business
(About.sainsburys.co.uk 2019).
annual report
of the
company
Community This are market or
society in which
the company is
carrying its
business activities
so if the company
is changing or
taking any decision
than it should take
consideration of
the society as there
decision will
directly affect them
so it should be
The company is able to meet up
their expectation as by complying
with all the rules and regulation and
also it able to comply with all the
corporate social responsibility by
complying it company is able to
meet their requirement
(About.sainsburys.co.uk.2019)
The
information is
able from the
sustainability
report of the
company.

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taken into
consideration while
taking decision.
Government They play an
important role as
they also get
benefit by the
company as if the
company is able to
earn revenue they
get tax on it so if
the company earn
more revenue than
the government is
able to get more
tax from the
company.
Company pay tax and other duties
to government and by paying them
it able to fulfil their require need
and preference. So if the company I
able to change any decision it
should also take consideration about
the government.
The
information is
got from the
annual report
of the
company.
Regulator They are the one
who regulate the
market and protect
the money of
public so company
should take into
consideration about
the regulatory
Company carry its business
operation properly and effectively
which help them to fulfil all the
needs and preference of the
regulator. If company is able to
make any decision it should take
consideration of interest of
regulators
The
information is
available from
the annual
report of the
company.

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while taking any
decision.
Competitors They are the one
who work in some
industry so if
company is making
any changes it’s
should see how it
will affect its
competitors.
The company also make decision
while keeping the competitors point
o decision as if the company is able
to meet up the competitor’s
requirement than only it will able to
increase its revenue.
The
information is
available from
the annual
report of the
company.
Investors They are the one
who invest in the
company so if the
company is able to
change any
decision it should
take consideration
of the investors’
interest.
Company is able to pay the
investors proper amount of return so
that it willable to continue its
business operation properly and
effectively.
The
information is
available from
the annual
report of the
company.
Conclusion
The report conclude about the company Sainsbury which is one of the largest retail
store and carry its business activities in United Kingdom. It show about the stakeholder as
who are the stakeholder as well how they are been affected by the company decision. So it

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can be said that company should take into consideration all the stakeholder before taking any
decision in regards of the company.

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Reference
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and-presentations/annual-reports/sainsburys-ar-2018-full-report.pdf
About.sainsburys.co.uk. (2019). Retrieved 19 July 2019, from
https://www.about.sainsburys.co.uk/~/media/Files/S/Sainsburys/documents/making-a-
difference/Sustainability_Update_2018.pdf
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