Accountability: A new performance improvement paradigm

Role of Performance Auditing on Public Accountability Improvement; Emphasis on the Report`s Content

Accountability refers to the commitment of public sector organizations and managers to make decisions about public resources and their other social responsibilities According to agency theory. Efforts to improve public accountability and move towards good governance are the demands of all citizens. One of the tools that can help improve public accountability is the implementation of performance...

Accountability and Performance Measurement: A Stakeholder Perspective

Accountability and management accounting have strong links, especially around performance reporting. Many approaches, such as the balanced scorecard and Ramanathan’s (1985) accountability framework, stem from management accounting research and practice. Accountability and performance measurement are linked inextricably; in fact, the interpretation of performance requires accountability as its r...

The New Accountability

As part of standards-based reform, states and districts are designing new approaches to holding schools and districts accountable for discharging their missions. Virtually every state and thousands of districts are working on developing standards for student learning and aligning student assessments to those expectations. Most are taking the next step which is to use achievement of the standard...

Toward a New Paradigm

This paper provides a context for the Dahlem Workshop on “Earth Systems Science and Sustainability.” We begin by characterizing the contemporary epoch of Earth history in which humanity has emerged as a major — and uniquely self-reflexive — geological force. We turn next to the extraordinary revolution in our understanding of the Earth system that is now underway, pointing out how it has built ...

A New Paradigm in Biology – The Effect of Localization of a Protein on its Anti-genicity