Approaching Corporate Accountability: Fragments from the Past
- 1 January 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Accounting and Business Research
- Vol. 23 (sup1) , 320-330
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00014788.1993.9729900
Abstract
This paper develops a historical perspective on corporate accountability from an analysis of the writings of the English philosopher, Jeremy Bentham. It is suggested that Bentham offers an understanding of accountability which can be insightful today and contribute to current debates on corporate accountability.Keywords
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