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Emerald Group Publishing is pleased to announce the publication of Accountability Theory Meets Accountability Practice, a new book by Dr Harald Bergsteiner, Australian Catholic University.
A synopsis of the book and an edited version of the table of contents can be found below but for more information - including purchase, adoption and review request details - please visit the dedicated web page:
ISBN: 9781780520544
"This book is the first comprehensive integration of accountability research in controlled experimental settings and in best-practice conceptions of accountability in the business-school and consulting worlds. Dr Bergsteiner has moved us a long way toward an evidence-based approach to accountability. A first rate piece of work."
Professor Philip Tetlock, Professor of Management, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, USA
Synopsis
Recent failures in the corporate sector are to a large extent a failure of accountability. Unfortunately, accountability tends to be characterised by atomistic research; confusing language; models of limited scope; poor conceptualisation of key constructs; context insensitivity; and, a lack of methodological integration. This book not only integrates but substantially adds to the extant accountability literature, providing a holistic view of accountability, showcasing a newly-generated Holistic Accountability Model (HAM).
This book clarifies the purposes of accountability; identifies what triggers accountability exchanges; generates a set of well-defined responsibility and accountability constructs; and, via a grounded graphic model, links these constructs to the accountability process and to the influences that impact on this process. Several working models are proposed to help practitioners achieve a better understanding of the extent and nature of their accountability obligations, develop and implement more effective accountability policies and practices, and make better accountability decisions.
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Table of contents
Part I: Theory
Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION
Chapter 2: THE ROLE OF GRAPHIC MODELS IN THEORY-BUILDING AND PRACTICE
Chapter 3: THE INTEGRATIVE RESPONSIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY MODEL
Chapter 4: THE HOLISTIC ACCOUNTABILITY MODEL
Chapter 5: ACCOUNTABILITY THEORY BEYOND THE HAM
Part II: Practice
Chapter 6: THE CRITICAL ROLE OF ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
Chapter 7: WEB OF ACCOUNTABILITY RELATIONSHIPS IN ORGANIZATIONS
Chapter 8: A DECISION-TREE MODEL FOR DIFFICULT ACCOUNTABILITY DECISIONS
Chapter 9: THE DARK SIDE OF ACCOUNTABILITY – OR LACK THEREOF
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Thank you,
Kieran
Kieran Booluck
Development Editor
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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