Web based social and environmental communication in the Australian minerals industry: An application of media richness framework

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 25, Issue , 2012, Pages 73-85

  Lodhia, Sumit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Communication; Media; Reporting; Social and environmental; Web

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION MANAGER; ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; MASS COMMUNICATION; MEDIA; MEDIA RICHNESS; MINERALS INDUSTRY; MINING COMPANIES; REPORTING; SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL; WEB; WEB BASED; WEB CAPABILITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INDUSTRY; MANAGEMENT; MANAGERS; WORLD WIDE WEB;

COMMUNICATION;

EID: 84455174075     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2011.11.040     Document Type: Article

References (64)

1. AccountAbility AA1000: The Foundation Standard London 1999 Institute of Social and Ethical Accountability
2. C.A. Adams, and G.R. Frost The Development of the Corporate Website and Implications for Ethical, Social and Environmental Reporting through these Media 2004 The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland Edinburgh
3. J. Andrew Corporate Governance, The Environment, and The Internet Electronic Green Journal, 19 Retrieved November, 2003 from 2003 http://egj.lib.uidaho.edu/egj19/andrew1.html
4. J. Andriof, S. Waddock, B. Husted, and S. Sutherland Rahman Unfolding Stakeholder Thinking 2002 Greanleaf Publishing Limited Sheffield
5. J. Andriof, S. Waddock, B. Husted, and S. Sutherland Rahman Unfolding Stakeholder Thinking 2 2003 Greanleaf Publishing Limited Sheffield
6. A. Azapagic Developing a framework for sustainable development indicators for the mining and minerals industry Journal of Cleaner Production 12 2004 639 662
7. P.M.R. Bolivar Evaluating corporate social and environmental reporting on the internet: the utilities and resource industries in Spain Business and Society 48 2 2009 179 205
8. H.S. Brown, M. De Jong, and D.L. Levy Building institutions based on information disclosure: lessons from GRI's sustainability reporting Journal of Cleaner Production 17 2009 571 580
9. D.J. Campbell, and A.C. Beck Answering allegations: the use of the corporate website for issue-specific reputation management Business Ethics: A European Review 13 2/3 2004 100 116
10. W. Chapple, and J. Moon Corporate social responsibility (CSR) in Asia: a seven country study of CSR website reporting Business & Society 44 4 2005 115 136
11. C.H. Cho, J.R. Phillips, A.M. Hageman, and D.M. Patten Media richness, user trust, and perceptions of corporate social responsibility: an experimental investigation of visual website disclosures Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal 22 6 2009 933 952
12. S.M. Cooper Stakeholder Communication and the Internet in UK electricity companies Managerial Auditing Journal 18 3 2003 232 243
13. D. Cormier, and M. Magnan The impact of the web on information and communication modes: the case of corporate social and environmental disclosure International Journal of Technology Management 27 4 2003 393 416
14. C. Coupland Corporate social responsibility as arguments on the web Journal of Business Ethics 62 2005 355 366 (Pubitemid 41795577)
15. C. Coupland Corporate Social and environmental Responsibility in web based reports: currency in the banking sector Critical Perspectives on Accounting 17 7 2006 865 881 (Pubitemid 44341096)
16. Craven, B.M., Otsmani, B., 1999 Social and Environmental Reporting on the Internet by Leading UK Companies. Paper presented at the European Accounting Association (EAA) Annual Conference, Birmingham.
17. R. Daft, and R. Lengel Information richness: a new approach to managerial behaviour and organization design Research in Organizational Behaviour 6 1984 191 233
18. R. Daft, and R. Lengel Organizational information requirements, media richness and structural design Management Science 32 5 1986 554 571
19. C.-H. Daub Assessing the quality of sustainability reporting: an alternative methodological approach Journal of Cleaner Production 15 2007 75 85 (Pubitemid 44429945)
20. C. Deegan, and B. Gordon A study of the social and environmental disclosure practices of Australian corporations Accounting and Business Research 26 3 1996 187 199
21. C. Driussi, and J. Jansz Pollution minimisation practise in the Australian mining and mineral processing industries Journal of Cleaner Production 14 2006 673 681
22. G. Frost, S. Jones, J. Loftus, and S. Van Der Laan A survey of sustainability reporting practices of Australian reporting entities Australian Accounting Review 15 1 2005 89 97
23. C. Herzig, and J. Godemann Internet-supported sustainability reporting: developments in Germany Management Research Review 33 11 2010 1064 1082
24. G. Hilson Pollution prevention and cleaner production in the mining industry: an analysis of current issues Journal of Cleaner Production 8 2000 119 126 (Pubitemid 30566140)
25. G. Hilson, and B. Murck Sustainable development in the mining industry: clarifying the corporate perspective Resources Policy 26 4 2000 227 238 (Pubitemid 32219471)
26. G. Hilson, and A.J. Basu Devising indicators of sustainable development for the mining and minerals industry: an analysis of critical background issues International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology 10 4 2003 319 331 (Pubitemid 38051141)
27. D. Humphreys A business perspective on community relations in mining Resources Policy 26 3 2000 127 131 (Pubitemid 32007499)
28. D. Humphreys Sustainable development: can the mining industry afford it? Resources Policy 27 1 2001 1 7 (Pubitemid 32548496)
29. International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) Facing the Future: The Report of the Mining Minerals and Sustainable Development (MMSD) Australia Project 2002 Australian Minerals and Energy Foundation (AMEEF) Australia
30. R. Isenmann Internet-based sustainability reporting International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development 3 2 2004 145 167 (Pubitemid 38889577)
31. R. Isenmann, and K.-C. Kim Interactive sustainability reporting: developing clear target group tailoring and stimulating stakeholder dialogue S. Schaltegger, M. Bennett, R. Burritt, Sustainability Accounting and Reporting 2006 Springer 533 555
32. R. Isenmann, and C. Lenz Customized corporate social and environmental reporting by internet-based push and pull technologies Eco-Management and Auditing 8 2001 100 110
33. R. Isenmann, and C. Lenz Internet use for corporate social and environmental reporting: current challenges- technical benefits- practical guidance Business Strategy and the Environment 11 2002 181 202 (Pubitemid 34523235)
34. H.M. Jenkins, and N. Yakovleva Corporate social responsibility in the mining industry: exploring trends in social and environmental disclosure Journal of Cleaner Production 14 3-4 2006 271 284 (Pubitemid 41808345)
35. K. Jones, T. Alabaster, and K. Hetherington Internet-based social and environmental reporting: current trends Greener Management International 26 1999 69 90 (Pubitemid 30107075)
36. A. Jose, and S.-M. Lee Social and environmental reporting of global corporations: a content analysis based on website disclosures Journal of Business Ethics 72 2007 307 321
37. A. Kumah Sustainability and gold mining in the developing world Journal of Cleaner Production 14 3-4 2006 315 323 (Pubitemid 41808351)
38. S. Lodhia Corporate social and environmental reporting media: a case for the World Wide Web Electronic Green Journal 20 2004 http://egj.lib.uidaho.edu/ egj20/lodhia1.html
39. S. Lodhia Legitimacy motives for World Wide Web social and environmental reporting: an exploratory study into present practices in the Australian minerals industry Journal of Accounting and Finance 4 2005 1 15
40. S. Lodhia The World Wide Web and its potential for corporate sustainability communication: a study into present practices in the Australian minerals industry International Journal of Digital Accounting Research 6 11 2006 65 94
41. S. Lodhia Corporations and the environment: Australian evidence The International Journal of Social and Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability 3 3 2007 183 193
42. R. Lozano, and D. Huisingh Inter-linking issues and dimensions in sustainability reporting Journal of Cleaner Production 19 2011 99 107
43. I. Maignan, and D. Ralston Corporate social responsibility in Europe and the U.S.: insights from businesses' self-presentations Journal of International Business Studies 33 2002 497 514
44. M. McLuhan Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man 1964 MIT Press US
45. J.E. Morhardt Corporate social responsibility and sustainability reporting on the internet Business Strategy and the Environment 19 2010 436 452
46. D.M. Patten Give or take on the Internet: an examination of the disclosure practices of insurance firm web innovators Journal of Business Ethics 36 3 2002 247 259 (Pubitemid 37134078)
47. D. Patten, and W. Crampton Legitimacy and the Internet: an examination of corporate webpage social and environmental disclosures Advances in Social and Environmental Accounting and Management 2 2004 31 57 (Pubitemid 137640471)
48. P. Peck, and K. Sinding Social and environmental and social disclosure and data richness in the mining industry Business Strategy and the Environment 12 2003 131 146 (Pubitemid 36659122)
49. P. Rikhardsson, R. Andersen, A. Jacob, and H. Bang Sustainability reporting on the internet: a study of the Global Fortune 500 Greener Management International 40 2002 57 75 (Pubitemid 38039254)
50. R.W. Roberts Determinants of corporate social responsibility disclosure: an application of stakeholder theory Accounting Organizations and Society 17 6 1992 595 612
51. R. Sproull A lesson in electronic mail L. Sproull, S. Kiesler, Connections: New Ways of Working in the Networked Organization 1991 MIT Press US 177 184
52. C.W. Steinfield, and J. Fulk The theory imperative J. Fulk, C.W. Steinfield, Organizations and Communication Technology 1990 Sage Publications Newbury 13 25
53. SustainAbility/UNEP Engaging Stakeholders: The Internet Reporting Report 1999 SustainAbility London
54. SustainAbility/UNEP Virtual Sustainability 2001 SustainAbility London
55. T. Tagesson, V. Blak, P. Broberg, and S.-O. Collin What explains the extent and content of social and environmental disclosures on corporate websites: a study of social and environmental reporting in Swedish listed corporations Corporate Social Responsibility and Social and Environmental Management 16 6 2009 352 364
56. J. Unerman, and M. Bennett Increased stakeholder dialogue and the Internet: towards greater corporate accountability or reinforcing capitalist hegemony? Accounting, Organizations and Society 29 7 2004 685 707 (Pubitemid 39332597)
57. J. Valacich, D. Paranka, and J. Nunamaker Communication concurrency and the new media Communication Research 20 2 1993 249 276
58. D. Wheeler, and J. Elkington The end of the corporate social and environmental report? Or the advent of cybernetic sustainability reporting and communication Business Strategy and the Environment 10 2001 1 14 (Pubitemid 32175404)
59. A. Whitmore The emperors new clothes: sustainable mining? Journal of Cleaner Production 14 3-4 2006 309 314 (Pubitemid 41808350)
60. S.M. Williams, and C.H.W. Pei Corporate social disclosure by listed companies on their websites: an international comparison International Journal of Accounting 34 3 1999 389 419
61. World Wide Find for Nature (WWF) Mining Social and Environmental Reports: Ore or Overburden? 1999 WWF Australia
62. World Wide Find for Nature (WWF) Ore or Overburden II? WWF's 2nd Annual Scorecard on Mining Company Social and Environmental Reports 2000 WWF Australia
63. R.K. Yin Case Study Research: Design and Methods fourth ed. 2008 Sage Publications USA
64. S.X. Zeng, X.D. Xu, Z.Y. Dong, and W.Y. Tam Towards corporate social and environmental information disclosure: an empirical study in China Journal of Cleaner Production 18 2010 1142 1148