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Tsunami Swamps Aid Agency Accountability: Government Waives Requirements, A. Abraham
Tsunami Swamps Aid Agency Accountability: Government Waives Requirements, A. Abraham
Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive)
Following the devastating tsunamis of 26 December 2004, Australians were eager to donate money to the relief effort. An issue for many was identifying a trustworthy agency; this could be done through direct knowledge of an organisation, or by depending on a the recommendations of a source whose competence and integrity was readily accepted. The Australian government provided this external credibility to the 34 charities it listed on its official tsunami assistance website. However, an investigation of these agencies and the actual appeals conducted by them, indicates that the Government may have waived its normal requirements by moving away from …
Corporate Social Responsibility In The Wake Of The Asian Tsunami : A Comparative Case Study Of Two Sri Lankan Companies, Mario Fernando
Corporate Social Responsibility In The Wake Of The Asian Tsunami : A Comparative Case Study Of Two Sri Lankan Companies, Mario Fernando
Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive)
This paper provides input on why two leading Sri Lankan private sector organisations engaged in corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives during the first 11-months after the Asian tsunami. It aims to report the findings related to the genuineness of tsunami related CSR activities. Amidst various stakeholders’ overwhelming outpouring of spontaneity to engage in CSR activities, the paper addresses decision-making challenges in shaping the intent and extent of the CSR initiatives in a community with a long history of charitable giving. After mapping the corporate responses to the Asian tsunami, the paper proposes a conceptual model, and examines virtuousness as a …