Modern Regulations and Practices for Social and Environmental Accounting

• Author : Eugénio, Teresa,Azevedo, Graça,Fialho, Ana
• Publisher : IGI Global
• Release : 08 April 2022

There has been an increased interest in social and environmental issues in recent years as more consideration is given to the idea of sustainability and social accounting. Social accounting can be considered a straightforward manifestation of corporate enforcement to legitimize, explain, and justify the organization’s activities or an ethically desirable component of any well-functioning democracy. Social accounting can also include environmental accounting, which is focused on environmental issues. Additional study is required to better understand the relevancy of social

• Author : Inder, Shivani,Singh, Amandeep,Sharma, Sandhir
• Publisher : IGI Global
• Release : 27 May 2022

Entrepreneurial ecosystems enhance economic activities and growth in emerging economies. Such ecosystems sustain entrepreneurial ventures that provide a great push to the economic engine of an economy towards growth trajectory. The COVID-19 pandemic placed huge pressure on the survival capacity of entrepreneurial ventures and tested their resilience. Considering the special case of emerging economies, institutions play a substantial role in explaining the preferences of the business. Understanding the role of institutions and resilience capability of entrepreneurial ventures in emerging economies

• Author : Mansour, Nadia,Ben Salem, Salha
• Publisher : IGI Global
• Release : 20 May 2022

The digital revolution is impacting not only organizations but all areas of society. No sector of activity has been spared, and the survival of many organizations depends on their ability to transform and reinvent themselves in a new digital paradigm that is still very uncertain and relatively anxiety-provoking. Before tackling technological issues, it is important to ask the right questions and to acquire a minimum of digital culture that will enable the implementation of a transformation strategy and the use

• Author : Azevedo, Graça,Oliveira, Jonas,Marques, Rui Pedro,Ferreira, Augusta
• Publisher : IGI Global
• Release : 15 November 2019

The recent global financial and economic crisis has had surprising effects on several economies worldwide. This global event has promoted the discussion on how ethical, transparent, and rigorous the accountability of public sector institutions is. However, public manager accountability is translated into a vision that goes beyond its sphere of activity, demanding information on how public resources have been managed based on the maximization of social welfare and sustainable development. Tools, Strategies, and Practices for Modern and Accountable Public Sector

• Author : Philip Kotler,François Maon
• Publisher : Routledge
• Release : 16 March 2016

Corporate social responsibility has grown into a global phenomenon that encompasses businesses, consumers, governments, and civil society, and many organizations have adopted its discourse. Yet corporate social responsibility remains an uncertain and poorly defined ambition, with few absolutes. First, the issues that organizations must address can easily be interpreted to include virtually everyone and everything. Second, with their unique, often particular characteristics, different stakeholder groups tend to focus only on specific issues that they believe are the most appropriate and

• Author : Stephen P. Osborne,Amanda Ball
• Publisher : Routledge
• Release : 18 October 2010

Social accounting as a discipline has challenged the methodology and focus of the larger field of accounting over the last 50 years. More recently it has taken on greater significance for other subjects as well, addressing issues for public policy and management more broadly. These include the issues of the nature of accountability in the contemporary plural state, environmental and societal sustainability, the ethical management and governance of public services and resources, and the creation and sustenance of social capital as

• Author : Caraiani, Chira?a
• Publisher : IGI Global
• Release : 24 July 2015

In today’s society, environmental concerns are at the forefront of entrepreneurial decision-making and planning. With increased attention on an organization’s environmental impact, researchers and business leaders strive to provide the best methodologies and strategies for effective environmental reporting and accountability. Green Accounting Initiatives and Strategies for Sustainable Development presents the latest scholarly research on the economic, social, and environmental objectives essential to the planning and support of future organizations and communities. This publication is an essential reference source

• Author : Kalaycioglu,Karatas,Winrow,Yasamee,Çigdem Balim
• Publisher : BRILL
• Release : 11 October 2021

• Author : Dr shetkarsudeshsatyavan, Dr. Anthony rodrigues
• Publisher : Archers & Elevators Publishing House
• Release : 07 July 2022

• Author : Maria-Gabriella Baldarelli,Mara Del Baldo
• Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
• Release : 24 February 2020

For those interested in scientific and practical debate about social, environmental and sustainable accountability, the present volume provides such a discussion at the international level, considering the different typologies of companies. There is one common factor between the gas and oil sectors, waste management, and the economy of communion enterprises: they must all be legitimated in a sustainable modern world in order for us to find a new paradigm and give the world the best chance of survival. The contributors

• Author : Alan J. Dignam,Andrew Hicks
• Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
• Release : 07 July 2022

Hick's name appears first on the earlier edition.

• Author : John Brady
• Publisher : Earthscan
• Release : 17 June 2013

Twenty years ago, environment and sustainable development issues were marginal concerns for businesses and public bodies, requiring a relatively narrow range of personnel, knowledge and skills. Today, these issues are key operational concerns for all but the smallest organizations and apply to all sectors - the private, public and voluntary sectors. Managing them requires a growing army of environmental professionals to manage them with knowledge of a rapidly developing body of regulatory measures.Environmental Management in Organizations provides the basic

• Author : Samuel O Idowu,Celine Louche
• Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
• Release : 06 January 2011

Modern businesses and organizations understand that corporate social responsibility (CSR) has become an important factor for sustainable success. At the same time CSR has established itself as a widely accepted element of courses in managerial training and education. This book, designed to support CSR teaching, collects 14 essays that clearly illustrate and explain the benefits and challenges of socially responsible corporate policies. Aligning theory and practice, the book focuses on four central themes: management, environment and sustainability, corporate social responsibility, and

• Author : Andrew Hicks,S.H. Goo
• Publisher : Oxford University Press
• Release : 17 January 2008

Cases and Materials on Company Law guides students through the complexities of company law with a broad selection of source materials that are placed in context through clear commentary. It covers all the principal areas of company law including the issue of securites and insolvency. The book concentrates on how the law facilitates and regulates the operation of companies, both large and small, reflecting the realities of current practice. To help students understand the signficance of the material presented, each

• Author : Maria-Gabriella Baldarelli,Mara Del Baldo,Ninel Nesheva-Kiosseva
• Publisher : Springer
• Release : 05 April 2017

This book discusses the foundations of social and environmental accounting and highlights local differences in countries like Italy and Bulgaria. It also describes the institutional environment, which affects the development and application of environmental accounting and reporting, as a basis for evaluating current achievements and the future steps that need to be taken to develop and spread environmental accounting. The book is unique in presenting exemplary cases from different emerging and developed countries. It is a valuable resource for theorists