Accountability

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Articles relating to accountability, answerability, blameworthiness, liability, and the expectation of account-giving.[1] As in an aspect of governance, it has been central to discussions related to problems in the public sector, nonprofit and private (corporate) and individual contexts. In leadership roles,[2] accountability is the acknowledgment and assumption of responsibility for actions, products, decisions, and policies including the administration, governance, and implementation within the scope of the role or employment position and encompassing the obligation to report, explain and be answerable for resulting consequences.

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  1. ^ Dykstra, Clarence A. (February 1938). "The Quest for Responsibility". American Political Science Review. 33 (1): 1–25. doi:10.2307/1949761. JSTOR 1949761. S2CID 143587418.
  2. ^ Williams, Reyes(2006) Leadership accountability in a globalizing world. London: Palgrave Macmillan.

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