Purpose – The paper has a dual purpose, being to report on an interrogation of concepts and contexts of accountability used in the accounting literature and to illustrate the application of a qualitative data analysis software tool in this interrogation. Design/methodology/approach – A...

Abstract – The purpose of this paper is to examine the usefulness to business education of aesthetics, literature and the ancient ideal of the rule of law in an increasingly complex global environment. Recent financial scandals have exposed a range of vulnerabilities in the management...

Purpose – This paper aims to set out several of the key issues and areas of the inter-disciplinary field of visual perspectives on accounting and accountability, and to introduce the papers that compose this AAAJ special issue. Design/methodology/approach – This takes the form of a...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how the Buddhist and Hindu people in non-Western societies perceive rational accountability practices in religious organizations, through their respective religious “spirit” and “beliefs” and in combination with broader structural...

Purpose – This paper seeks to extend understanding of how being responsible and accountable for performance impacts on control processes between organisations. Design/methodology/approach – The paper analyses empirical findings gathered from officers of two local education authorities about...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to distinguish between corporate accountability and corporate governance, explore the development of corporate accountability and examine the role of the tripartite audit function in securing this accountability. Design/methodology/approach – A...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to share findings from consulting engagements on performance reviews. Design/methodology/approach – A case‐study method was used to demonstrate the obstacles to what maintains many organizations. Practical implications – The paper outlines...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to respond to a claim in a recent McKinsey publication (24 July 2008) that European banks are short of talent. The paper argues that banks generally waste talent. They are not short of talent. It argues, based on the author's book The Accountable Leader,...

Purpose – This study aims to achieve a better understanding of communication quality and how it can be measured in the municipal context. A previously developed instrument for measuring communication in municipalities is tested and evaluated. Design/methodology/approach – The instrument...