... benefit from our institutions or whether they waste our talents (Schermerhorn, 1996). At the organisational level, “social audit” becomes a key concept, which can be defined as: … an identification and evaluation of organizational activities that are believed to have a positive social impact...

... accounts Social audit Social responsibility Conventional national income figures record changes in wealth only when they pass through the market. When a forest is depleted by cutting and selling of wood, the country appears to grow richer, even though the trees may not be replaced...

...G.S. Batra Argues that social auditing has a key importance as there is a growing awareness among corporate sector enterprises that every such enterprise should contribute towards social goals. Attempts to assess the social performance of a corporate enterprise (Steel Authority of India Limited...

...Samuel M. Natale; Joseph W. Ford Written in response to many enquiries about how the social audit is linked to quality control issues, reviews the developmental history of the social audit and its links to government regulations. Discusses and analyses ethical dilemmas. © MCB UP Limited 1994...