1.4 Theory - Stakeholder
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“any group or individual who can affect or is affected by the achievement of the organization’s objectives”. Sharma and Starik (2004, p. 16) maintain that “Stakeholders […] exist at different organizing levels and according to Phillips (2003, p. 13), each organization identifies different stakeholders. Phillips (2003, p. 16) argues that stakeholder theory deals with moral principals and that it is important to pay attention to “the interests and well-being of those who can assist or hinder the achievement of the organization’s objectives”.
Phillips (2003, pp. 28-29) distinguishes normative and derivative stakeholders:
Normative stakeholders are those to whom the organization has a direct moral obligation to attend to their well-being […] such as financiers, employees, customers, suppliers, and local communities. Alternatively, derivative stakeholders are those groups or individuals
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1.5 Identify stakeholders
According to the Glossary of BMW Group, the company’s stakeholders are “primarily customers, employees and shareholders and special interest groups, as well as municipalities worldwide where the BMW Group operates” (Sustainable Value Report, 2008).
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BMW Motorrad Australia
1. Introduction
This assignment gives an overview of BMW Motorrad Australia with regard to the organization’s structure and the activities it is involved in. Furthermore, it deals with the theory of stakeholders and identifies the stakeholders of BMW Motorrad Australia. First, it will be explained who BMW Motorrad Australia is.
1.1 Who is the organization
BMW stands for “Bayerische Motoren Werke” and is one of the best producers of cars and motorcycles in the world (Dimension Data Holdings plc, 2010). BMW Motorrad Australia, which is the distributor of BMW motorcycles in Australia, is part of the public company BMW Australia Ltd., which is a subsidiary of BMW Group. BMW Group began its business in Germany in 1916 and has been building motorcycles since 1923 (BMW Motorrad Australia, n.d.). According to BMW Group, all BMW motorcycles are produced in Berlin and then delivered to subsidiaries all over the world.
1.2 Organizational Structure
Headquarters of BMW Group and BMW Motorrad is located in Munich, Germany, (BMW Group Company, 2008) and headquarters of BMW Australia Ltd. and BMW Motorrad Australia is found in Melbourne (Autoweb, 2006).
Hendrik von Kuenheim is head of BMW Motorrad (Discover BMW Motorrad, n.d). In March 2009, Stavros Yallouridis took office as Managing Director of BMW Group Australia (Pressportal, 2009). In February 2010, Tim James was appointed to the position of PR & Corporate Communications Manager of BMW Group Australia (GermanCarScene, 2010). According to McNews, Miles Davis is Marketing Manager of BMW Motorrad Australia.
National and international marketing and sales activities of BMW Motorrad are managed from Munich. One of the most important issues is to support subsidiaries and dealerships all over the world (Discover BMW Motorrad, n.d). BMW subsidiaries are managed in different ways. BMW Australia Ltd., for example, builds up its knowledge from other subsidiaries of BMW Group. Schleimer and Riege (2009, p. 31) maintain that, “The Australian subsidiary […] is a more competence-exploiting mandate, as its marketing mix stems […] from the knowledge created by and used at the marketing units located in US and UK subsidiaries”.
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- Anónimo,, 2010, BMW Motorrad Australia, Múnich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/148487
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