J. Basic. Appl. Sci. Res., 2(10)10111-10117, 2012
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Corresponding Author: Mehdi Parvizi, Eslamabad -e-Gharb Branch, Islamic Azad University, Eslamabad -e-Gharb, Iran.
Social Responsibility Accounting: From Theory to Practice
Sajad Gholami
1
, Mehdi Parvizi
2
, Ayat TamriNeia
1
, Shahram Nemati
2
,
Maryam Abgineh
3
, Mostafa Emami
4
1
Eyvan-e-Gharb Branch, Islamic Azad University, Eyvan -e-Gharb, Iran
2
Eslamabad -e-Gharb Branch, Islamic Azad University, Eslamabad -e-Gharb, Iran
3
Harsein Branch, Islamic Azad University, Harsein, Iran
4
Young Researchers Club, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Az ad University, Iran
ABSTRACT
Social responsibility of organizations has been the most important elements of philosophy, So that it is
important to abide by organizations within the social identity theory, Satisfaction of stakeholders outside the
organization to legitimate organizations will strengthen.Many of the behaviors and actions of managers and
employees, was influenced by moral valuesrooted in ethics. Due to lack of work ethic in management,
organizations, societies such as Iran, which was one rich in moral values? The advanced countries have a
considerable distance, can create problems for organizations. In addition to increasing the social expectations of
organizations, societies, such issues as the environment, women, children, minorities, disabled people, equal
employment and staffing reductions, are more sensitive. Organizations ignoring these rights and ethics in
dealing with external stakeholders can cause problems for the organization and the organization and action of
legitimacy put it, profits, and thus affects the success of the organization.
Poor work ethic, the attitude of jobs, organized and effective managers, can affect the performance of
individual, group and organizational influence.
KEY WORDS: accountability, social Accounting, public responsibility, social responsibility.
INTRODUCTION
Due to the complex relationship between the companies in the community and also with the government
and those conditions were created in the community that corporations should be accountable not only
stakeholders but also to individual people. Companies from the 60s to have realized the importance of social
resources so that their importance in social reportingshowed a decade later. In 70s starts and is considered the
peak period, accounting and social reporting. Many articles were written in this decade that the social
information of interest to managers.
So that, in the first decade of social accounting and social reporting went to many companies many
problems also exist in the direction of social reporting and the development of this report is limited in this paper
is to point out some problems.(Zhang & Hill, 1998).
Accounting concept of social responsibility in the early 60s by writers such as Anderson, furniture, and Lin
was Abs. Anderson should be named as the father of social responsibility accounting. America in the early 70's
this concept of America Accounting Association to review the obstacles and problems related to social
responsibility was measured in Accounting.
Social responsibility in accounting standards due to pressure from pro-environment and human rights
organizations in industrialized countries, the International Federation of Accounts (IFAC) has focused its
attention focused on this topic And a series of statements issued in connection with these standards.
Reports provided by the financial accounting system, certain aspects of the business unit's performance can
be evaluated and business unit profitability and financial strength of the success or failure as the most attention
focused on groups that benefit most include(OECD , 2005):
-Actual and potential investors;
- Managers of business units;
- Actual and potential creditors;
- Government agencies;
- Employee business unit;
- Customers;
- Vendors.
But in America the concept of social responsibility accounting, with a delay in the early seventies, America
Accounting Association (AA A) forming a committee to review the obstacles and difficulties related to
measuring and reporting process began in the accounting responsibilities and despite the passage of more than