Extracting Accountability
Engineers and Corporate Social Responsibility
- Paperback
328 pages
- Release Date
19 October 2021
Summary
In Extracting Accountability, Jessica Smith investigates how the public accountability of corporations emerges from the everyday practices of the engineers who work for them. Focusing on engineers who view social responsibility as central to their profession, she finds the corporate context of their work prompts them to attempt to reconcile competing domains of accountability—to formal guidelines, standards, and policies; to professional ideals; to the public; and to themselves. Thei…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262542166 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262542161 |
| Author: | Jessica M. Smith |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 328 |
| Release Date: | 19 October 2021 |
| Weight: | 368g |
| Dimensions: | 152mm x 229mm |
| Series: | Engineering Studies |
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Jessica M. Smith
Jessica M. Smith is Associate Professor in the Engineering, Design, and Society Division of the Colorado School of Mines, where she is also Director of Humanitarian Engineering Graduate Programs.
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