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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"Social Accountability"”.
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Assessing Academic Health Centers’ Readiness to Implement Social Accountability to Advance Health Equity
… can advance healthcare equity by implementing social accountability (SA) into their structures, policies, and practices. research has significant implications for healthcare equity and social responsibility theory, practice, and policy.</p><p dir="ltr">This research had two primary objectives. …
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Collaboration or Compliance: A multiple case study approach exploring teachers' perspectives on interactions with parents within the framework of social accountability in rural Sitapur, India
… et al., 2012). This concept, also known as social accountability, refers to the extent and capability of citizens to hold service providers accountable and make them responsive to their needs (Fox, 2015; Joshi & Houtzager, 2012; Malena et al., 2004). While initiatives focused on social …
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Developing indicators for Monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of the Primary Health Care Approach in Health Sciences at the University of Cape Town using a DELPHI method
… over two rounds, presented indicators of Social Accountability from the Training for Health Equity Network (THEnet), as well as indicators derived from the principles of the PHC approach in the UCT FHS, to a national multidisciplinary panel. An electronic questionnaire was used to score …
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Socialiai atsakingas verslas: Lietuvoje veikiančių bankų atvejis /
… research is to explore theoretical aspects of social responsibility and to analyze the connection between banks social accountability and origin of organizational capital. The aim of the research is achieved through the use of scientific literature, analysis, synthesis, comparison, description …
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Social and environmental disclosures: a comparative analysis of listed Nigerian and UK oil and gas companies
… gas companies are fraught with lots of negative social and environmental impacts. Corporate social disclosure is a medium employed by corporations to communicate their impacts and commitments to the society and environment. Therefore, the main aim of this study is to describe and explain social …
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State-movement coalitions for building labor market systems at scale
… give young people the combination of academic, social, and technical skills, credentials, and work experience needed to launch them into careers in high-growth, high-demand fields. While these organizations have successfully connected the supply side and demand side of the labor market in …
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Performance Measurement in the Social Housing Sector in England: the Case of Housing Associations
… introduced and, many would argue, imposed on the social housing sector but now there is a growing interest in its intrinsic benefits to public organisations themselves, not only for internal regulation but also as a means of demonstrating social accountability. This thesis is about performance …
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Stakeholder accounting : the case of the electricity industry in England and Wales
… based accounting as a means to explain the social performance of organisations. It argues that organisations have a contract with society and as a consequence they must be accountable to that society for their actions. Further, it is suggested that as part of this accountability there is a …
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Information and communication technology (ICT) for accountable service delivery in informal settlements: A case study of Imizamo Yethu, Cape Town
… of using ICT for enhancing local government accountability in the informal settlement of Imizamo Yethu. This study used a qualitative methods approach employing semi-structured interviews, WhatsApp diaries and document analysis. This thesis uses an analytical framework that combines the E …
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A Tale of Two Influences: An Exploration of Downward Accountability in World Vision International
… organizations (INGOs) face increasing accountability challenges stemming from past scandals and their claims to advance the public good. Since the 1990s, INGOs have responded with numerous reforms. The creation of the Humanitarian Accountability Partnership in 2003 and the INGO …
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Effects of a Collegiate Employee Wellness Program on Participant Perceived Wellness and the Transtheoretical Model of Change: Voices of Participants
… wellness program highlighting the importance of social accountability in a wellness program.</p>
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The feasibility of a patient informed, racially targeted home-based exercise program for black individuals with multiple sclerosis
… received periodic newsletters which emphasized social cognitive theory principles for behavior change, and phone calls with a behavioral coach who provided motivation and social accountability. Results: Results indicated that this exercise program was feasible, safe, and well received via data …
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Dementia-Friendly Communities and Business Engagement: Navigating Stigma, Building Inclusive Environments, and Advancing Social Work Interventions for Older Adults with Dementia
… In this shifting paradigm, the field of social work is uniquely positioned to lead equity-driven efforts that ensure these everyday settings uphold the dignity, autonomy, and right to age in place for PWD, while promoting their full social inclusion. This study investigated the …
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Should companies pursue corporate social responsibility?
… argument on whether or not companies should be socially responsible. This is so because the primary objective of every company is to maximize profit for its shareholders, corporate social responsibility is therefore seen as a distraction. According to the leading proponent of this view Milton …
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Education for sustainable healthcare: opportunities and barriers in undergraduate health professions education in South Africa
… change, and the contribution of ESH towards social and environmental accountability in health professions education. It presents the conceptual framework of the thesis for evaluating environmental accountability in health professions education institutions, derived from the Conceptualisation, …
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Accountability Practices of Islamic Banks: A Stakeholders' Perspective
This study explores the concept of accountability in Islamic Banks (IB), which may achieve through disclosure. It aims to measuring the bank’s disclosure levels which contains Sharia, Social and Financial (SSF) as well as determinants and consequences of this disclosure. It moreover aims to …
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A Disability Theology of Limits for Responding to Moral Injury
… of Moral Injury describes a wound created by social suffering and moral distrust wherein a soldier’s sense of what is morally right is compromised. The loss of a meaningful and moral worldview creates a shattering of moral identity both within the soldier and from the perspective of the …