identifying stakeholders case study

The citizens United versus Federal Election Commission case study assignment

The case to you will be using for the assignment can be found on page three or four of your business society and government textbook. The case study presents the history of events leading up to the Supreme Court of the United States decision in Citizens United versus Federal Election Commission. It also includes a brief summary of the public’s reaction to the decision and some thoughts to consider about the effect of the indecision. The summit requires you to identify stakeholders who will be or have been affected by the court’s decision in this case, and the impacts cycles will have in the aftermath of the court’s decision. Your textbook defined stakeholder as an entity that is benefited or burdened by the actions of a corporation or whose actions may benefit or burden. The corporation, some common examples of stakeholders, would include customers, employees, suppliers, stockholders and the community. In your assignment, you will be asked to identify all relevant stakeholders and determine how they could be or have been affected by the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizen United. You should put yourself in each stakeholder position. What do they care about the outcome of the decision? How will they be affected? What outcome would they prefer ultimately? What are their arguments in support of their preferred outcomes? You will want to consider the power, urgency and legitimacy, the each stakeholder presents. To summarize, do not answer the questions that followed the case. Instead, identify all the stakeholders’ affect by the court’s decision and determine the impact the court’s decision has had or will have on the stakeholders, or the impact of the stakeholders could have the aftermath of the court’s decision.

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Exceeds Expectations

3-4

Meets Expectations

0-2

Below Expectations

Quality of Information

Information clearly related to the main topic. It includes several supporting details and/or examples.

Information clearly related to the main topic. It provides 1-2 supporting details and/or examples.

Information has little or nothing to do with the main topic. No details and/or examples are given.

Mechanics

0-1 grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors

2-4 grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors

5 or more grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors

Considers and identifies stakeholders

Identifies and prioritizes the impacts on all relevant stakeholders, their various perspectives; and identifies who should be involved in the decision-making.

Accurately identifies some key stakeholders, but demonstrates no, or insufficient, awareness of whether, or how, they should, or can, be involved in the decision-making.

Fails to identify relevant stakeholders and who should be involved in the decision-making.

Chooses a course of action

Formulates a decision; articulates a plan for implementing that decision; and evidences an understanding of the ecological, social, and economic implications of that decision.

Formulates a decision that articulates a plan for implementing it, but does not demonstrate an understanding of the ecological, social and economic consequences of that decision.

Does not identify and/or explain any appropriate decision or a course of action from among alternatives available.

Analysis

Uses inductive or deductive reasoning to make inferences regarding premises; addresses implications and consequences.

Uses logical reasoning to make inferences regarding premises; addresses implications and consequences.

Uses superficial reasoning or unreasonable inferences regarding solutions.