Exploring Transparency: a New Framework for Responsible Business Management
| dc.contributor.author | Parris, Denise Linda | |
| dc.contributor.author | Dapko, Jennifer L. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Arnold, Richard Wade | |
| dc.contributor.author | Arnold, Danny | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-06-14T13:52:53Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-06-14T13:52:53Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016-01 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to critically review the relevant literature on transparency, provide a comprehensive definition of transparency, and present a new framework for facilitating the adoption of transparency as an ethical cornerstone and pragmatic strategy for organizational responsible business management. Design/methodology/approach: A systematic literature review—a methodology adopted from medical sciences to eliminate research bias—was conducted. In doing so, the definitions, antecedents, and consequences of transparency are accessed and synthesized. Findings: Based upon this process transparency is defined as the extent to which a stakeholder perceives an organization provides learning opportunities about itself. A conceptual framework emerged from the data. It describes when transparency is especially important, what organizations can do to be more transparent, and the potential benefits of transparency. Practical implications: The transparency framework can be used as a guide for organizations attempting to change their behavior, image, and performance by adopting transparency as a value in their organization. In addition, the framework can be used to create and adopt a universal (i.e. industry-wide or even societal-wide) code of conduct. Furthermore, this review, definition, and framework provide a template for academics to advance transparency theory, and empirically test the construct’s application. Originality/value: As a new research field, transparency has lacked a concise definition as well as a conceptual framework. This is the first comprehensive summary of transparency. In addition, this study contributes to the methodology of evaluating construct definitions to advance empirical research. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Parris, D. L., Dapko, J. L., Arnold, R. W., & Arnold, D. (2016). Exploring transparency: A new framework for responsible business management. Management Decision, 54(1), 222-247. doi:10.1108/md-07-2015-0279 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11416/140 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=shib&db=edsemr&AN=edsemr.10.1108.MD.07.2015.0279&site=eds-live&scope=site&custid=s5615486 | |
| dc.subject | Business management | |
| dc.subject | Management decision making | |
| dc.subject | Organizational characteristics | |
| dc.subject | Social responsibility | |
| dc.subject | Business ethics | |
| dc.title | Exploring Transparency: a New Framework for Responsible Business Management | |
| dc.type | Article |