Website Accessibility for the Blind

2010 ◽  
pp. 299-310
Author(s):  
Jonathan Frank
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Web Accessibility ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Health Providers ◽  
Web Content ◽  
Doing Business ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The U.S ◽  
The Web

On September 5, 2006, a legal precedent was set for web accessibility in the U.S. Federal judge Marilyn Patel sustained discrimination claims by the National Federation for the Blind against Target Corporation, one of America’s largest retailers. She established that websites must be fully accessible to the blind under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Past research has indicated that organizations doing business on the Web have largely ignored W3C guidelines for making their sites accessible. This study examines web accessibility of e-health providers under the lens of Corporate Social Responsibility. A model is developed linking accessibility behavior to a provider’s propensity to engage in CSR activities, the types of medical services offered, complexity of visual web content, and perceived threat of litigation resulting from an inaccessible site. Fifteen websites of eHealth providers were analyzed using IBM’s aDesigner accessibility tool for the six years before and two years since the commencement of the Target litigation. Results suggest that accessibility of sites has showed significant improvement since the Target case began. A comparison with a benchmark group of companies with a reputation for corporate social responsibility revealed marked differences between the eHealth providers and the top CSR companies.

Corporate Social Responsibility

2020 ◽  
pp. 49-75
Author(s):  
Luciana Aparecida Barbieri da Rosa ◽  
Maria Carolina Martins-Rodrigues ◽  
Tais Pentiado Godoy ◽  
Waleska Yone Yamakawa Zavatti Campos ◽  
Clandia Maffini Gomes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Voluntary Activity ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
Copenhagen Business School ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Operational Activities ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Web

Corporate social responsibility is conceptualized as a voluntary activity of organizations, which evidence the inclusion of environmental and social objectives in the interactions with stakeholders, as well as in their operational activities. Thus, the general objective was to analyze the characteristics of the publications related to the topic corporate social responsibility in the last three decades, in the Web of Science and in Scopus databases. There was an increase in the number of articles published per year with the “boom” in the years 2013 to 2018, in both databases. The authors at the Copenhagen Business School (79; 129) and York University (92; 104) were where the most scientific articles published on the subject on both databases. Regarding the main research areas in publications on corporate social responsibility, there seems to be a convergence in the main research areas of most published articles.

Public perception of corporate social responsibility of AngloGold Ashanti in Obuasi Municipality, Ghana

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 485-500 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ernest Mensah Abraham ◽  
Valentina Asor ◽  
Florence Torviawu ◽  
Helen Yeboah ◽  
Frank Laryea
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Public Perception ◽  
Geographic Area ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Content Type ◽  
High Expectations ◽  
Doing Business ◽  
Interview Guide ◽  
Corporate Social

Purpose This paper aims to ascertain how knowledge of corporate social responsibility (CSR) by community members influenced their perception of Anglo Gold Ashanti (AGA) and its reputation. Design/methodology/approach The study used a qualitative approach using the phenomenology design. The population of the study was the residents of the Obuasi Municipality and a sample size of 20 was used. Purposive sampling was used to select both the sample frame and the respondents for the interview. An interview guide was used to carry out the in-depth interviews. Thematic analysis was used to analyse the interview notes. Findings The study found out that the CSR carried out by AGA was mainly for philanthropic or ethical purposes. The CSR of AGA was perceived to be very important for the Obuasi Municipality, except that it has not been done to the satisfaction of the community members. There was a gap between the perception of the community members about AGA’s CSR and the observed CSR activities of AGA. Research limitations/implications The findings are based on people’s experiences and may differ in another geographic area even within the same country. People’s experiences may be different from reality. Practical implications Detailed background study is required to understand the expectations of communities where mining firms operate. Social implications It is important for companies to appreciate the fact that communities in Africa have high expectations from entities doing business because there are real needs in communities. Originality/value Poor CSR practices will jeopardise the relationship between the firm and the community.

scholarly journals Propuesta de una escala para la medición de la responsabilidad social corporativa = A proposal for the measurement of corporate social responsibility

2014 ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
María Isabel González Ramos ◽  
Mario Javier Donate Manzanares ◽  
Fátima Guadamillas Gómez
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Literature Reviews ◽  
Order Construct ◽  
Secondary Information ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Stock Indexes ◽  
The U.S

<p>Tras varias décadas de investigación sobre Responsabilidad Social Corporativa (RSC), uno de los principales problemas que aparecen en la revisión de la literatura sobre este tema sigue siendo su medición. Gran parte de los estudios empíricos previos sobre RSC han utilizado fuentes de información secundaria, procedentes de alguno de los denominados índices bursátiles éticos, para medir esta variable. Sin embargo, estos índices no resultan aptos para abordar investigaciones con empresas españolas, ya que la mayor parte de las empresas que los componen son estadounidenses y de otros países europeos. Por ello, en este trabajo se propone una escala compuesta por veintitrés ítems para medir la RSC como un constructo de segundo orden, de tipo reflectivo-formativo, en función de sus tres principales dimensiones (económica, social y medioambiental). La principal aportación de este artículo es mostrar la validez de la medida y su potencial aplicabilidad a empresas no incluidas en índices bursátiles éticos, como las pymes.</p><p>Abstract</p><p>After several decades of research on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), one of the main problems that literature reviews show is CSR measurement. Many of previous empirical studies on CSR have used secondary information sources from ethical stock indexes, to measure this variable. However, these indexes are not suitable to address Spanish CSR efforts, since most of companies included into these indexes are mainly from the U.S and other European countries. Therefore, in this paper a scale with twenty-three items to measure CSR as a second order construct, reflective-formative type, based on its three main dimensions (economic, social and environmental) is proposed. The main contribution of this paper is to show the validity of this measure and its applicability to firms that are not included into stock indexes, such as SMEs.</p>

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