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Showing 1 to 20 of 45 for “"public accountability"”.
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Managerial autonomy vs. public accountability in public enterprises
Thesis: M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Industrial Management, 1964
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A Case Study of Corruption and Public Accountability in Nigeria
… of corruption. This survey shows a lack of accountability from public officials and a lax system of governance in the country. As a result corruptible acts are not harshly penalized and easier to get away with, within the country’s public sector.</p> <p>It is important to highlight the …
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The public accountability of business associations under conditions of EU policy participation.
… of participation. Policy participation implies public accountability, where there is an abundance of literature on the role of non-governmental organizations exercising mechanisms, but without a specific focus on business associations. This topic addresses the participatory role of business …
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The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing but the Truth: Saving Canada’s Democracy and Building Trust With the Public Through Planning, Public Performance Reporting, and Citizen Engagement
… of a representative democracy is a commitment to public accountability and transparency to the public it serves. The need for governments to demonstrate accountability and transparency to the public is increasing, particularly in times when financial resources are not abundant and public needs and …
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Public private partnership contract management failure in information technology service delivery: a qualitative inquiry into the South African Department of Labour ERP implementation project
… research project investigated the failure of a Public Private Partnership (PPP) ICT service delivery project between the South African Department of Labour (DOL) and Siemens Information Services (SIS). The research investigated conditions contributing to management failure of the Enterprise …
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Moral accountability in the MBA : a Kantian response to a public problem
We live in an age of public accountability. For university-based business schools, housed within institutions with responsibilities for fostering public wellbeing, public accountability represents major challenges. The specific challenge of this dissertation is interpreting that accountability in …
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The Politics of Town Hall Meetings: Analyzing Constituent Relations-in-Interaction
… their elected representatives accountable in a public setting. <em>Constituent relations-in-interaction</em> glosses a complex set of interactional practices and procedures through which ensembles of participants bring town hall meetings, as structures of social interaction, into being. This …
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Australian rules football and distributive justice
Australian Rules football captures the public imagination like no other sport in the country, commanding an almost religious following and monopolising the media. A number of economic and social goods are produced, especially by or through the Australian Football League. Australian football has …
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The judicial discretion to allow unlawful government procurement awards to stand: justification and implications for the principle of legality and the rule of law
… constitutional requirements of transparency and public accountability. Given the often lucrative nature of public contracts, challenges to the lawfulness of government procurement awards have become a regular occurrence in South Africa. However, the setting aside of such an award does not …
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Publicity-driven accountability in China
… renders unelected bureaucrats accountable to the public? This thesis draws upon field research on contemporary China's news media, officials, and activists to theorize the role of publicity in non-electoral accountability. "Publicity-driven accountability" argues that even in highly undemocratic …
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Is there a human right to democracy?
… the group, and an effective internal practice of public accountability. I also suggest reasons why it is sometimes appropriate for a collective entity to authorize the agents acting on its behalf to use coercion.
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An Exploration of Accountability Issues in Managing Oil and Gas Revenues in Ghana
This study investigates accountability and transparency issues in the management of oil andgas (O&G) revenues in Ghana through public discourse. It establishes the factors thatinfluence accountability and investigates how accountability is discharged amongststakeholders in the O&G industry in …
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Surrendering Sovereignty. The Private Military Industry, the State, and the Ideology of Outsourcing
… Functions once assumed to be the preserve of the public sector have, in the neo-liberal era, been increasingly farmed out to the private sector. The running of hospitals, prisons and transport systems are increasingly subject to outsourcing and privatization. The trend has also been extended to …
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Community Benefits Agreements for Equitable Renewable Energy Siting: The Importance of Negotiation Power and Stakeholder Engagement
… fairness, community inclusion, and long-term accountability. This thesis investigates how Community Benefits Agreements (CBAs) can serve as tools to address these challenges, focusing on how negotiation dynamics, mediation, and stakeholder engagement shape the equity and enforceability of CBAs …
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Behind closed pages : how gatekeeping shapes student journalists' new values
… vehicle for institutional promotion rather than public accountability.
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An investigation into the role of contract drug purchasing in hospitals
… outmoded and represents a triumph of public accountability over individual negotiating skill. The overall regulation of pricing is in substantive conflict with the hospital contract system. One encourages UK research, the other not, while the savings in hospital purchase are redundant …
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Predictors of Academic Success: A Study of First-Year Student-Athletes at a Private Midwestern University
AbstractWith increased public accountability implemented by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for the academic success and graduation of student-athletes, colleges and universities are compelled to consider the influential factors of academic success or failure for collegiate …
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Communicating Global Climate Change: Framing Patterns in the US 24-Hour News Cycle, 2007-2009
… articles), these were 1) strategy / conflict, 2) public accountability / governance, 3) Pandora's box / environmental catastrophe, and 4) scientific / technical (un)certainty, 5) middle way / alternative path, 6) economic development / competitiveness, and 7) social progress. Six of the seven …
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Legal and Policy Implications for Early Childhood Professionals in Ontario's Kindergarten Programs
… non-profit sector workforce into the realm of public education in Full Day Kindergarten (FDK). Ontario was the first jurisdiction in Canada to introduce a team teaching model comprised of a Registered Early Childhood Educator (RECE) and Kindergarten Teacher, bringing approximately 10,000 new …
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