Accountability and responsibility defined
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Article Title | Accountability and responsibility defined |
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ERA Journal ID | 19203 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | McGrath, Stephen Keith (Author) and Whitty, Stephen Jonathan (Author) |
Journal Title | International Journal of Managing Projects in Business |
Journal Citation | 11 (3), pp. 687-707 |
Number of Pages | 21 |
Year | 2018 |
Publisher | Emerald |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 1753-8378 |
1753-8386 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1108/IJMPB-06-2017-0058 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/IJMPB-06-2017-0058 |
Abstract | Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to remove confusion surrounding the terms responsibility and Design/methodology/approach – A method of deriving refined definitions for a group of terms by Findings – The confusion between responsibility and accountability can be characterised as a failure to Research limitations/implications – Clear definition of responsibility and accountability will facilitate Practical implications – Projects and businesses alike can benefit from removal of confusion around the Social implications – Refined definitions of responsibility and accountability will facilitate building social Originality/value – Clarity resulting in the avoidance of confusion and misunderstanding together with |
Keywords | accountability, responsibility, define, refined definition, accountable, responsible |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 350709. Organisation and management theory |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Management and Enterprise |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q4qy2/accountability-and-responsibility-defined
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