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Stakeholders in business organisations

1.6 Primary and secondary

This is a different method of categorising stakeholders, which is based on whether or
not they have a contractual relationship with the organisation.

Primary stakeholders are those that have a contractual relationship, for instance
employees, directors, shareholders – in fact any stakeholder who falls into the
‘connected’ or ‘internal’ categories.

Secondary stakeholders are parties that have an interest in the organisation, but
have no contractual link, such as the public. Any stakeholders in the ‘external’
category would fall into this group.

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