Purpose – This paper seeks to consider the first ever report by the National Audit Office (NAO) on the economy, efficiency and effectiveness of the Financial Services Authority (FSA). Design/methodology/approach – This paper reviews the NAO's report and the FSA's response. Findings – The...

Purpose – The primary purpose of the paper is to demonstrate how corporate responsibility and accountability could be fostered through monitoring and the involvement of governments in the regulation of firms. Design/methodology/approach – In considering why practices which stimulate...

Purpose – This paper's purpose is to show what it really means for a leader to keep the good of the organization in focus and how to accomplish that. Design/methodology/approach – The paper defines the concept with an example and then lays out ways of promoting an encouraging atmosphere for...

The purpose of this article is twofold. First, it assesses in detail the extent to which corporate reporting on ethical, social and environmental issues reflects corporate performance in case study company Alpha. This “reporting‐performance” portrayal gap is a key measure of the extent to...

Purpose – To reflect on what evidence might be persuasive, powerful, and influential in decision‐making. Design/methodology/approach – Fictional poem. Findings – Meditation on the way that we decide what to do, account for it, be responsible for it to others, and be accountable to them....

Purpose – Sees to argues that administrative evil is inherent in the administrative hierarchies currently governing work organizations, and to explore the means by which instrumentally rational processes morph into administrative evil. Design/methodology/approach – A critical theory...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to reflect on how the social‐theoretical work of Pierre Bourdieu (1931‐2001) could contribute to knowledge production on accountability. Design/methodology/approach – The paper draws on Bourdieu's conceptualisation of social practice in terms of a...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to offer a reflection on what evidence might be persuasive, powerful, and influential in decision making. Design/methodology/approach – Fictional poem. Findings – Meditation on the way that we decide what to do, account for it, be responsible for it...

Purpose – This paper aims to review traditional corporate governance and accountability research, to suggest opportunities for future research in this field. Design/methodology/approach – The first part adopts an analytical frame of reference based on theory, accountability mechanisms,...

Purpose – This study aims to focus on the accountability of organizations to multiple stakeholders with differing interests and power, where there is an absence of accountability towards shareholders. Design/methodology/approach – Longitudinal field study via participant‐observation....