Towards a higher transparency. The use of websites by NGDOs 1

This article analyzes the web transparency of 76 Spanish Non-Governmental Development Organizations (NGDOs) in 2016. To do this, we build a transparency index composed of 119 items from the study of several measures used by previous literature and the Spanish Platform of NGDOs. Furthermore, we study...

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Published inUCJC business and society review no. 63; pp. 18 - 71
Main Authors Benito-Esteban, Clara I, Garcia-Rodriguez, Inigo, Romero-Merino, M Elena
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Spanish
Published Madrid Universidad Camilo Jose Cela 01.07.2019
Subjects
Accountability
Nonprofit organizations
Reputations
Social networks
Society
Transparency
Spain
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Summary:This article analyzes the web transparency of 76 Spanish Non-Governmental Development Organizations (NGDOs) in 2016. To do this, we build a transparency index composed of 119 items from the study of several measures used by previous literature and the Spanish Platform of NGDOs. Furthermore, we study several characteristics of the entity that influence its level of transparency, highlighting the positive effect of the size of both the ONGD and its board, the legal form of association, the religious tiesand its International presence.
ISSN:2659-3270
DOI:10.3232/UBR.2019.V16.N3.01