Governance, accountability and sustainable development / edited by David Crowther, Mourad Oubrich, Redouane Barzi and Sara Abdaless.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Abdaless, Sara, editor.

Barzi, Redouane, editor.

Crowther, David, editor.

Oubrich, Mourad, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental responsibility.

Sustainable development reporting.

Social responsibility of business.

Corporate governance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (252 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Many events that have marked the last few years - from the Arab Spring revolutions to the different collapses in the financial markets in the western world and the Euro Debt Crisis in Europe - all share the common issue of ""Governance"". The various different types of media, especially social media, have contributed to the rapid spread of awareness of governance issues, and have enabled unprecedented numbers of people to manifest their fury about the lack of governance in the management of not...

Contents:

Developing a global perspective / David Crowther, Sara Abdaless, Mourad Oubrich and Redouane Barzi

Linking competitive intelligence to corporate governance: insight from a stake holder perspective / David Crowther, Sara Abdaless, Mourad Oubrich and Redouane Barzi

What is organisational governance? an exploration of concepts / Suan Gulliver

No accounting for inequity: accounting's opposition to sustainability / David Crowther and Shahla Seifi

A new approach to information security governance / Hicham Elachgar, Brahim Boulafdour, Meryem Makoudi and Boubker Regragui

The enforcement of accountability in public governance in Africa / Eme Joel Efiong and David Crowther

Web traffic and firm performance: evidence from the MENA region / Omar Farooq and Samir Aguenaou

The governance of domestic energy consumption / Shahla Seifi and David Crowther

Global sourcing: a source of conflict between global and local governance, Saudi Arabia as an example / Mazen F. Rasheed and Michael von Gagern

The audit of the sustainable development and social responsibility: a proposal of methodology. The case of Morocco / EL Mansouri Moulay Hassan

Accountability in governance: the case of judgement/settlement debt payments in Ghana / Ruby Melody Agbola and EvansSokro

Financial crises and corporate governance in the public sector: understanding the impacts on risk management and accountability in the UK city councils / Sara Abdaless, Ismail Adelopo and Georgiana Grigore

Developing a theory of governance and sustainable development / David Crowther, Sara Abdaless, Mourad Oubrich and Redouane Barzi.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4438-7887-1

OCLC:

912704159