Accountability: Power, Ethos and The Technologies of Managing - Softcover

Munro, Rolland; Mouritsen, Jan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0412625601 ISBN 13: 9780412625602

Publisher: Cengage Learning EMEA, 1996

Synopsis

For the first time, this book makes available a framework for discussion of the important topics of accountability. Different voices of Europe's leading academics in the area have been drawn together to make a coherent, comprehensive book that meets current demands.

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Review:

Introduction. Alignment and identity work. Section I: The Self-Thinking Accountability. Hugh Wilmot From discipline to discipline. John Roberts Narrating accountability. Richard Boland and Ulrike Schulze. Section II: Encounters in Networks. Accountabilities on the move. Kristian Kreiner. Decoupling Hierarchy and Accountability. Sten Jonsson. Refining Accountabilities Simon Lilley. Section III: Manoeuvres in Networks. Financial and Operational models of accountability. Thomas Ahrens. Managed Financial Disclosure. Carla Carnaghan, Mike Gibbons and Seppo IkSheimo. Section IV: Centre of Calculation. The arrival of an accountability. Brendon MsSweeny. Principles and higher principles. Richard Laughlin. Spaces of accountability. Katrine Kirk & Jan Mouritsen. Section V: Centre of discretion. The awful idea of accountability. Keith Hoskin. Organising accountabilities. John Law. Changing Times and accounts. Barbara Czarniawska-Joerges.

Synopsis:

Aimed at single semester courses on accountability, this book is intended to act as the central text for existing courses, and facilitate new courses being set up. There are contributions from 12 leading institutions in the UK and Scandianavia.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cengage Learning EMEA
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0412625601
• ISBN 13: 9780412625602
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256