Stakeholder engagement in sustainability accounting and reporting : a study of Australian local councils /
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2014
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Kaur, Amanpreet,
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The importance of stakeholder engagement as an overall interactive mechanism and more precisely as a part of the sustainability accounting and reporting process has become increasingly critical in both the corporate and public sectors. However, the position of the public sector in this regard has been discounted, in spite of the indispensable need and scope for stakeholder engagement in public sector organisations. This is especially the case in the local government sector, which shares a close relationship with the community and other stakeholders. Therefore, this thesis explores the nature, extent and drivers of stakeholder engagement in the sustainability accounting and reporting process in Australian local councils.
As pressure is increasing on public sector agencies to disclose sustainability issues and to involve stakeholders in the accounting and reporting process as a means of transparency, the findings of this research are of use to policy makers and practitioners. The study provides information about the key stakeholders in local councils in relation to social and environmental issues, effective stakeholder engagement mechanisms and concerns of local councils regarding stakeholder engagement.
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University of South Australia. School of Commerce.
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School of Commerce.
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Thesis (PhD)--University of South Australia, 2014.
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Copyright 2014 Amanpreet Kaur. This work is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs Australia 3.0 licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/au/)
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1 ethesis (xiv, 274 pages) :
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-271)
illustrations.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-271)
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