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Description of Corporate Accountability. Explanation. |
Definition Corporate Accountability. Description.
Corporate Accountability is a broad term that refers to the moral or legal obligation for companies of being accountable to the shareholders or Stakeholders of the organization or even to society as a whole. Stakeholders may include shareholders, employees, customers, suppliers, the local community, special interest groups and the countries or regions that the firm operates in.
In fact, one can distinguish three forms of accountability:
Three relevant questions at all three above levels when thinking about accountability are:
The concept of accountability is strongly related to other concepts such as Corporate Transparency, Corporate Sustainability, Corporate Responsibility, and Corporate Governance.
Compare also: Shareholder Value Perspective | Stakeholder Value Perspective | Safe Harbor Statement | Whistle Blower | Globalization | Stakeholder Mapping | Stakeholder Analysis | Triple Bottom Line |
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