Community involvement as a strategy for accountability corporate performance rating assessment program (Proper)
Program Performance Rating (PROPER) is believed to encourage environmental requirements for business activities in environmental protection and management. The basic principle of the implementation of the PROPER is to encourage compliance of companies in environmental management through the instru...
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Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2017
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11884/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11884/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11884/1/16717-49075-1-PB.pdf |
| Summary: | Program Performance Rating (PROPER) is believed to encourage environmental requirements for business
activities in environmental protection and management. The basic principle of the implementation of the
PROPER is to encourage compliance of companies in environmental management through the instrument of
information in the form of incentives and disincentives. Incentives in the form of image for companies that have
good environmental management performance and disincentive given the reputation for poor environmental
management system. In reality its implementation PROPER found weaknesses that lead to the assumption that
the outcome of the PROPER not transparent, less credible and accountable in the public eye. This study aims to
reveal what caused PROPER transparent, less credible and accountable in the eyes of society, then answer how
the strategy should be done to improve the credibility PROPER. The approach taken in this study is a qualitative
approach, with survey respondents are people around the range-1 PROPER participating companies in the city
of Palembang. Data collection techniques include in-depth interviews, observation and documentation, while the
technique of data analysis include: data reduction, data presentation, data interpretation, and conclusions. The
results showed that 1) PROPER not transparent, less credible and accountable in the public eye due to no
disclosure of information from the government and the company to the public regarding PROPER so that
differences in perceptions create public dissatisfaction over the implementation and results of PROPER
assessment. 2) Involvement of the public through publications in general and given the right to express an
opinion on the objection period to answer what is the PROPER public discontent in the implementation and
produce policies that are transparent, credible and accountable. |
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