Stakeholders are groups that are influenced by and can influence the decisions an organization makes. These include stockholders, customers, suppliers, government, employees, and the local community. In class, we cited surveys showing that 80% of top-level managers believe they should be socially responsible to their stakeholders, but that they tend to focus on some stakeholders more than others. In the following list, which stakeholders tend to receive less priority from managers relative to the others? Employees Customers Suppliers Stockholders .