A proposed application of artificial neural networks using genetic algorithms to measuring corporate social performance

The corporate social audit is a systematic assessment of a corporation's social performance. Business enterprises can then be held more responsible for their social actions in a reasonably accurate manner. It has thus far proven difficult to do rigorous social audits. However, it may now become more feasible to conduct rigorous social audits by using a type of artificial neural network trained by a team of experts. A novel application of genetic algorithms to speed the learning process is also presented. >