...Kate Hogarth; Sumit Lodhia; Amanpreet Kaur; Gerard Stone Purpose This paper aims to explore the extent, nature and communication potential of companies’ use of three popular social media platforms (Facebook, X and LinkedIn) to report on sustainability. Design/methodology/approach Qualitative...

... of the obligations of NPOs, in terms of their disaster responses and accountability. Design/methodology/approach Using a case-study approach, the investigation features a content analysis of social media comments regarding the Australian Red Cross’ (ARC) funds’ allocation during the 2019/2020 bushfires, followed...

...Eleonora Masiero; Giulia Leoni; Carlo Bagnoli Purpose This paper aims at exploring how and to what extent universities enlisted Facebook, a social media platform, in the discharging and shaping of their accountability during the COVID-19 emergency. Design/methodology/approach Drawing...

.../approach This study investigates the use of social media in WUs’ and stakeholders’ reactions as a source of data for organisational learning. This paper relies on a mixed-methods approach based on sentiment analysis of Facebook (FB) pages and semi-structured interviews with sustainability managers from...

... offers an understanding of the world’s largest companies’ practices that refer to ICD via social media and has implications for organizations in the creation and use of communication channels when developing a dialogue with stakeholders on topics regarding IC that may lead to better management of IC...

... illustrates the findings of the study. The last section, i.e. Section 5, outlines the discussion and implications for theory and practice drawing conclusions from the research. Our findings emphasise the existence of a statistically significant and positive relationship between social media profiles (i.e...

... managerialism to value cocreation; and from traditional CSR to integrated external engagement. Moreover, the authors found that social responsibility and stakeholder engagement practices are used in a limited way, and that the use of social media appears to be increasingly important and to be carried out...

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...Sumit Lodhia; Amanpreet Kaur; Gerard Stone Purpose This paper aims to examine the use of social media for sustainability reporting by the largest Australia companies as a means of seeking legitimacy from stakeholders. Design/methodology/approach Qualitative content analysis was applied...

... the capabilities of the traditional media and could transform sustainability reporting. The rise of interactive technologies such as social media suggests that one dimensional disclosure could be replaced by two-way reporting. The newer media changes the dynamics of reporting and through its interactive...

...Lesley Stainbank; Kerry-Lee Gurr Purpose The purpose of this exploratory study is to describe the use of social media platforms in a first-year accounting course at a South African university and provide evidence on whether students found these social networking sites useful. Design/methodology...