decade regarding the importance of transparency and accountability and the major role they play in influencing a business. In a study, Fox (2007) argued how both transparency and accountability have a certain link or relation between them. Fox went on and simplified this relation by explaining how accountability is considered a dependent variable depending on transparency which is the independent variable. Hale (2008) acknowledged that since both transparency and accountability go hand in hand, once
Accountability is a paramount human attribute that is key to one’s success despite their profession, origin or even any social affiliation. Accountability is also outlined as the most vital attribute of the success of any business entity. This, therefore, implies that accountability is crucial in every aspect of life. The intent of this paper is to critically examine the importance of accountability in the military as a paramount virtue in the army. Accountability in the military is the obligation
2.2.4 Corporate Accountability (CA) Corporate accountability is also used as a component part of CSR as well as a synonym of CSR. Accountability is one of the processes which a firm adopts to ensure integrity. Accountability is among the fundamental challenges of contemporary organizations in society. A rational firm must align the demands, interests, expectations and values of multitude stakeholders with its core economic activities. Corporate accountability is a fractional part of CSR. A socially
I could give a generic paper about what accountability is and what it means to be accountable in the military and in part I will, but I would like to take this opportunity to share what accountability is to me. To go ahead and say it as layman as possible, being accountable is doing what you know is right, and when the time comes, you have to be able to accept that you can't please everyone. The most important thing to me in my life is staying true to my morals and being able to make a difference
Figure 2.3.1: Central Bank Accountability The third pillar of central bank governance is accountability. Accountability can be explained as the act of listening to criticism and responding to questions about the past and future behavior. The dictionaries explain it as being responsible to someone for something or subject to the obligation to report or explain something. Accountability can be seen as liabilities, which come with responsibility. In case of central banks it aims to make sure that
The issue of accountability is of critical importance to intergovernmental relations. Additionally, literature also indicates that “scholarly attention” has been given to “various aspects” of accountable rather than to performance measurement. The preceding requires us to recognize the strengths and weaknesses of accountability within public administration. The case of California’s Adoption Assistance Program (CAAP) provides an effective reference in examining four measures related to the strengths
Performance Management in Health Care Healthcare organizations all work towards one goal, to provide high quality care for ill patients. If a healthcare organization wants to be successful against competitors in the market, they have to hire and retain highly skilled and qualified employees. Performance management of employees is essential in making sure an organization has hired the correct professionals for the job. In the journal, “Implementing High-Performance Work Practices in Healthcare Organizations:
participation (Afriani and Wahid, 2007; Moon,2002), as well as accountability (Wibisono
body cameras for their safety, for the safety of everyone else, and for everyone’s accountability. Without body cameras, the public can not truly know if what the police officer is saying is true; that's where the body camera comes into play. A body camera can greatly increase the accountability of the officer and the citizen involved. “Body-worn cameras can greatly enhance transparency, promoting accountability, and advancing public safety for law enforcement officers and the communities they
implementation of Codes of Ethics of the Directors in Corporate Governance. At the quarter of the 20th century, as technologies like internet have made world business or international business all more viable, the business ethics domestically have grown in importance along with the power and significance of major businesses. So that, directors code of ethics take center stage as a major concern of the modern era as most of the business are dealing with an international business. The earlier opinion stated that