Stakeholders' Perceptions of Corporate Social Reporting in Bangladesh

    Authors

    A. R. Belal;R. W. Roberts

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    J. Bus. Ethics

    Keywords

    corporate social reporting (CSRep) stakeholders; stakeholders'; perceptions; accountability; Bangladesh; RESPONSIBILITY; FIRMS; 21ST-CENTURY; Business; Ethics

    Abstract

    Recent calls in the corporate social reporting (CSRep) literature have emphasized the importance of giving voice to non-managerial stakeholder groups in the social reporting process The research, presented in this paper, employs recent work in stakeholder theory and CSRep to examine the perceptions of a diverse set of non-managerial stakeholders in the context of a developing country, Bangladesh A series of semi-structured interviews were conducted with individuals who identify with various non-managerial stakeholder groups Interviewees generally believed that the motivation and practice of CSRep in Bangladesh is developing in response to pressures from international markets and is producing largely cosmetic responses Also, they expressed concerns that, given the economic political, and social concitions in Bangladesh, premature adoption of strict CSRep standards may lead to increased corruption and other unintended consequences Whilst some of the interviewees sharply criticized the current process of imposing social accounting codes/standards on developing countries which fail to consider the important local socio-economic context, the findings suggest that there is overwhelming support for mandatory externally verified CSRep based on the principles of peoples' right to know full disclosure/completeness, and relevance which are anchored in the broader principles of transparency and stakeholder accountability

    Journal Title

    Journal of Business Ethics

    Volume

    97

    Issue/Number

    2

    Publication Date

    1-1-2010

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    311

    Last Page

    324

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000284977400009

    ISSN

    0167-4544

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