Good governance has been a key concept for democratic development in many countries around the world during the past few decades. Thailand is one of those which have embraced the idea. The notion of good governance was first given importance and included in the Thai national agenda in the 1990’s. At its inception, not many people, particularly those at the grassroot level, understood what it meant. There were attempts to explain this concept to the public and even attempts by community leaders
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ROLE OF MEDIA IN PROMOTING GOOD GOVERNANCE Media are the storage and transmission channel or tool used to store and deliver information or data. Media are (mostly) non state actors who define themselves apart from the state and from all other societal actors (what Edmund Burke described as a “fourth estate”, distinct from government, church and electorate). While this notion of free and independent media acting on behalf of the citizen against both state and other interests is a widespread ideal
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in the social life. As an important part in the society, the social trust has had a crisis. To solve this problem, the basic way is to use a more fair system arrangement and social guarantee to reduce and eliminate the behavior of its own security and interest security. Social trust and social credit as an important social capital and social resources focus on it for the role of social intercourse activities. Realistic experience shows people that mutual trust plays a significant role in the
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Topics: Role of Media in improving corporate governance. Environmental concerns and corporate governance CSR of any organization Prepared for: Mr.Sohail Tahir Prepared by: Altaf-Hussain (FA11-MBA-004/VHR) M.Sajjad (FA11-MBA-011/VHR) The Media Role in Corporate Governance Improvement What is media? Communication channels through which news, entertainment, education, data, or promotional messages are disseminated Types of Media Print Media Electronic Media Importance of media Media
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Conceptualizing Self-Governance in Post-Modernity: In the modern world, power is increasingly exercised by individuals upon themselves, that is, through forms of self-governance. The authority of major institutions such as the government, church, and economy, is critical to understanding the relation of personal lives and societal development. These associations shape the development of individual identities. Self-governance is demonstrated by one’s identity dovetailed with the role one might take in
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stockholders, as well as the governments and communities that provide necessary infrastructure. b) Secondary stakeholders do not typically engage in transactions with a company and thus are not essential for its survival; these include the media, trade associations, and special-interest groups. c) Although primary groups may present more day-to-day concerns, secondary groups cannot be ignored or given less
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THE ROLE OF THE MEDIA IN DEEPENING DEMOCRACY SHEILA S. CORONEL EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Since the 17th century, the role of the press as Fourth Estate and as a forum for public discussion and debate has been recognized. Today, despite the mass media’s propensity for sleaze, sensationalism and superficiality, the notion of the media as watchdog, as guardian of the public interest, and as a conduit between governors and the governed remains deeply ingrained. The reality, however, is that the media in new
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New Media & Society, forthcoming Modeling the adoption and use of social media by nonprofit organizations Seungah Nah; Gregory D. Saxton Seungahn Nah and Gregory D. Saxton. (forthcoming). Modeling the adoption and use of social media by nonprofit organizations. New Media & Society, forthcoming. Abstract: This study examines what drives organizational adoption and use of social media through a model built around four key factors – strategy, capacity, governance, and environment. Using Twitter
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Good governance means an ideal governing system that is inevitable for political, economic, social and cultural development of a country. Ideal governing system means the ideal orientation of a state that works best to achieve self-reliance, sustainable development and social justice and the ideal functioning of government that operate most efficiently. The United Nations Development Program (UNDP- “Governance and Sustainable Human Development, 1977) has identified five basic principles of good
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the recently drafted Kenyan Businesses Code of Ethics. The Kenyan Business Community under the directorship of the UN Global Initiative has developed a code of ethics to guide Kenyan businesses on matters relating to ethics. Safaricom took an active role in drafting the code and was one of the first companies to sign up to the code. • Kicking of a review of Safaricom Ltd.’s ethical position and ethics management process to identify any improvement areas. • Reviewing and approving code of ethics and
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