 Evaluating the potential effectiveness of codes: the statement strength evaluation method (SSEM)Krista Bondy Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 2007, vol. 14, issue 1, 1-15 Abstract: The increasing popularity and use of codes requires a technique for being able to distinguish how different codes compare to each other and to stakeholder demands for increased social, environmental and economic responsibility of business. This paper presents the statement strength evaluation method (SSEM), which provides organizations with the ability to make comparisons between codes against a backdrop of stakeholder expectations. The SSEM evaluates six critical characteristics for each statement made in the code relating to each appropriate criterion. The criteria were developed through synthesis of a vast range of stakeholder concerns, resulting in 597 unique but overlapping criteria. This level of detail has been retained to ensure accurate comparison between different code types and ranges of content depending on varied contexts such as industry and operating locations (e.g. domestic versus international). A test of the SSEM using 13 third party codes revealed strengths and weaknesses of codes based on structure, and highlighted certain codes as potentially more effective in helping business to govern their CSR objectives. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment. Date: 2007 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:wly:corsem:v:14:y:2007:i:1:p:1-15 Access Statistics for this article More articles in Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management from John Wiley & Sons |
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