applied business ethics
type: Concept
narrower: social accountability

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: social accountability

social accountability
type: Concept
broader: applied business ethics
definition: Social accountability can be defined as an approach in which citizens or civil society organizations hold public institutions (institutions established by law and statute and funded by public money) accountable. It is an ongoing and collective effort by citizens or civil society organizations which bridges the gap of electoral accountability. [Source: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Action Research; Social Accountability]