Accounting Accountability And Crisis Management

Author : Ericka Costa,Massimo Contrafatto,Lee Parker
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2024-08-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781040100165

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Accounting, Accountability and Crisis Management by Ericka Costa,Massimo Contrafatto,Lee Parker Pdf

Conventional economic and accounting systems have been exposed by the limitations of market-driven mechanisms, where public services, education and healthcare have been subordinated to profit, exacerbating the inequalities between people and countries. Italy was one of the earliest countries to be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and also one of the hardest-hit. The successes and failures of the Italian response provides a blueprint for the factors determining the ability of institutions to meet these challenges. This book presents a multifaceted analysis and reflection of the challenges that various types of organisations - public, private and non-profit - have had to face during the pandemic. It contributes to the creation of robust strategies for institutions worldwide to be able to respond promptly and equitably to future emergencies and offers insights for developing policy and practice, with respect to global leaders’ accountability for and management of exceptional events. It addresses three main subjects: extraordinary events and their challenges for business and organisations; the nature and roles of interdisciplinary accounting and accountability in a pandemic environment; and how the global pandemic is impacting accounting and accountability in diverse contexts, such as public services, healthcare, education, and NGOs. With a focus on institutional approaches to establishing, maintaining and discharging accountability throughout the pandemic, the insights of this book are invaluable to both students and practitioners seeking to bolster institutional resilience in an increasingly uncertain world. Both management and accounting communities can learn from this extraordinary global event to promote the process of transforming how business and societies operate.

Author : Giovanna Dabbicco,Marco Bisogno,Josette Caruana,Johan Christiaens
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2022-09-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783031047459

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Public Sector Accounting, Financial Accountability and Viability in Times of Crisis by Giovanna Dabbicco,Marco Bisogno,Josette Caruana,Johan Christiaens Pdf

This book examines the implications of the Covid-19 pandemic for public-sector accounting and finance. It provides a holistic overview of government initiatives to navigate the pandemic, focusing on how government policies and related spending have affected the budgetary process, the disclosure of information and transparency, as well as the importance of accounting technologies and operating systems in times of crisis. The book shows how government economic interventions have been crucial in counteracting the financial consequences of the global pandemic, and emphasizes the importance of accountability. It will appeal to students and scholars of public policy, public administration and finance, as well as policymakers and public managers responsible for public sector financial and budgetary reporting of public administrations.

Author : Azevedo, Graça,Oliveira, Jonas,Marques, Rui Pedro,Ferreira, Augusta
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2019-11-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781799813873

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Tools, Strategies, and Practices for Modern and Accountable Public Sector Management by Azevedo, Graça,Oliveira, Jonas,Marques, Rui Pedro,Ferreira, Augusta Pdf

The recent global financial and economic crisis has had surprising effects on several economies worldwide. This global event has promoted the discussion on how ethical, transparent, and rigorous the accountability of public sector institutions is. However, public manager accountability is translated into a vision that goes beyond its sphere of activity, demanding information on how public resources have been managed based on the maximization of social welfare and sustainable development. Tools, Strategies, and Practices for Modern and Accountable Public Sector Management is an essential reference source that discusses the process behind how public resources are managed as well as how they are coordinated to achieve collective success. Featuring research on topics such as corporate responsibility, fiscal accountability, and public administration, this book is ideally designed for researchers, managers, financial authorities, auditors, public managers, public administrators, regulatory authorities, accountants, professionals, and students involved with the accountability and reform of public management in local governments.

Author : Stephen P. Osborne,Amanda Ball
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2010-10-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136931741

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Social Accounting and Public Management by Stephen P. Osborne,Amanda Ball Pdf

Social accounting as a discipline has challenged the methodology and focus of the larger field of accounting over the last 50 years. More recently it has taken on greater significance for other subjects as well, addressing issues for public policy and management more broadly. These include the issues of the nature of accountability in the contemporary plural state, environmental and societal sustainability, the ethical management and governance of public services and resources, and the creation and sustenance of social capital as an essential element of the modern plural state. Social Accounting and Public Management brings together for the first time researchers from a range of disciplines including accounting, political science, management, sociology and policy studies to discuss and develop our knowledge and theory of the nature of ‘accountability’ in contemporary global society and the challenges it may pose for public policy and management. This book addresses this nexus of all of these issues and disciplines, and through this, makes a contribution to the development of the disciplines of both social accounting and public policy and management.

Author : Lina Svedin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780415615839

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Accountability in Crises and Public Trust in Governing Institutions by Lina Svedin Pdf

This book examines how efforts to exert accountability in crises affect public trust in governing institutions. Using Sweden as the case study, this book provides a framework to analyse accountability in crises and looks at how this affects trust in government. Crises test the fabric of governing institutions. Threatening core societal values, they force elected officials and public servants to make consequential decisions under pressure and uncertainty. Public trust in governing institutions is intrinsically linked to the ability to hold decision-makers accountable for the crucial decisions they make. The book presents empirical evidence from examination of the general bases for accountability in public administration, and at the accountability mechanisms of specific administrative systems, before focusing on longer term policy changes. The author finds that within the complex web of bureaucratic and political moves democratic processes have been undermined across time contributing to misplaced and declining trust in governing institutions. Accountability in Crises and Public Trust in Governing Institutions will be of interest to students, scholars and practitioners of public policy, political leadership and governance.

Author : Jonas Abraham Akuffo
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2021-01-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030640460

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Corporate Governance and Accountability of Financial Institutions by Jonas Abraham Akuffo Pdf

The presence of sound corporate governance in a financial institution is important in maintaining the confidence of both the market and the public. The power that corporate governance holds over the success of some of the largest financial institutions in the world is not to be downplayed. This book methodically assesses the quality of corporate governance and mechanisms of accountability disclosures to various stakeholders. It is further intended to provide fresh insights into some specific corporate governance recommendations to help improve good governance in financial institutions, particularly in the United Kingdom and the EU but will also be applicable to other major economies. It explores what, when and how corporate governance has changed the financial institution functions and corporate executive behaviour by critically reviewing the pre- and post-financial crisis theoretical and empirical literature. Increasingly driven by the nature of complications, complexities and opacity in the operations of financial systems, corporate governance reporting plays an important role in the financial sector. It will provide insights into corporate governance disclosures over a long-term basis. This book should be a valuable asset to support the research of practitioners, students and all academics due to its stimulating and reflective insights into this fascinating topic.

Author : Tarek Rana,Lee Parker
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2023-11-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000967197

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The Routledge Handbook of Public Sector Accounting by Tarek Rana,Lee Parker Pdf

The Routledge Handbook of Public Sector Accounting explores new developments and transformations in auditing, management control, performance measurement, risk management and sustainability work in the contemporary world of the public sector and the functioning of accounting and management in that realm. It focuses on critical analysis and reflection with respect to changing risk and crisis management patterns in the public sector in the current Covid- 19 and post- Covid- 19 era, across diverse social, political and institutional settings globally. This research-based edited book, targeted at scholars, professionals, teachers and consultants inthe fields of public sector accounting, auditing, accountability and management, offers high-level insights into the new architecture and execution of such activities in the emerging post-pandemic world. The chapters are written by leading scholars in the accounting and public administration disciplines internationally and provide important assessments, frameworks and recommendations concerning a wide variety of institutions, practices and policies with a view to addressing the many emerging societal, governmental and professional issues. Spanning theoretical, empirical and policy discussion contributions, the book’s chapters will be readily accessible to accounting, auditing and management audiences alike.

Author : Cheryl R. Lehman
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2020-10-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781838679934

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Resistance and Accountability by Cheryl R. Lehman Pdf

How do public spaces generate accountability and advance social equity? Stimulating the conversation, this volume explores the creation of meaning, the increasing confrontation between regulators and the community they are purported to serve, and the prevalent conflicts in seeking a balancing of social and economic interests.

Author : Robert P. Gephart, Jr.,C. Chet Miller,Karin Svedberg Helgesson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 522 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2018-11-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781315458151

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The Routledge Companion to Risk, Crisis and Emergency Management by Robert P. Gephart, Jr.,C. Chet Miller,Karin Svedberg Helgesson Pdf

This volume provides a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of the latest management and organizational research related to risk, crisis, and emergency management. It is the first volume to present these separate, but related, disciplines together. Combined with a distinctly social and organizational science approach to the topics (as opposed to engineering or financial economics), the research presented here strengthens the intellectual foundations of the discipline while contributing to the development of the field. The Routledge Companion to Risk, Crisis and Emergency Management promises to be a definitive treatise of the discipline today, with contributions from several key academics from around the world. It will prove a valuable reference for students, researchers, and practitioners seeking a broad, integrative view of risk and crisis management.

Author : Erasmus H. Kloman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2019-03-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429727177

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Cases In Accountability by Erasmus H. Kloman Pdf

This book presents case studies that deal with a question of growing concern in the American body politic—how to achieve accountability in American government. The cases deal with the agency that has the primary responsibility for assuring such accountability, the General Accounting Office.

Author : Garry D. Carnegie,Christopher J. Napier
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 525 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2023-10-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781800886544

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Handbook of Accounting, Accountability and Governance by Garry D. Carnegie,Christopher J. Napier Pdf

This Handbook explores how accounting, accountability and governance are interconnected, and demonstrates that they must operate effectively together in establishing good personal and organizational behaviour in entities of all types around the globe. It will be crucial for academic researchers working within the fields of accounting, economics, corporate governance, accountability, management and business and be beneficial for accounting, economics and management professionals seeking to clarify and expand upon their knowledge for effective application.

Author : Gary Bandy
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2014-11-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317659235

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Financial Management and Accounting in the Public Sector by Gary Bandy Pdf

The impact of the global financial crisis on government funds has been significant, with squeezed budgets having to satisfy ever-increasing demands for public services. Managers working in the public sector are confronted daily with targets and demands that are often set in confusing accounting and financial language. In Financial Management and Accounting in the Public Sector, Gary Bandy employs a clear and concise narrative to introduce the core concepts of accounting and financial management in the public sector and how to deliver services that represent value for money. This second edition has been revised and updated throughout, offering: an increased focus on post-crisis austerity more international examples of public financial management greater coverage of governance, accountability and risk management With a glossary of terms to help managers understand and be understood by accountants, as well as learning objectives, case studies and discussion questions, this practical textbook will help students of public management and administration to understand the financial and accounting aspects of managing public services.

Author : Norman Macintosh
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2013-04-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136011269

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Accounting, Accountants and Accountability by Norman Macintosh Pdf

In the business world, recent years have seen a growing acknowledgement of the value of intangible assets rather than physical assets. This has precipitated a crisis in the accounting industry: the accounting representations relied upon for years can no longer be taken for granted. Here, Norman Macintosh argues that we now need to understand accounting in a different manner. Offering several different ways of looking at accounting and accountants, he draws upon the work of eminent thinkers such as Barthes, Baudrillard, Derrida, Foucault, Lyotard and Bahktin. In doing this, he develops revolutionary insights into the nature of accounting, pioneering the introduction of contemporary poststructuralist ideas into accounting theory and practice. With a wide range of examples and case studies and now available in paperback for the first time, this revolutionary new work will be essential reading for academic and professional accountants along with all those with an interest in the future of accounting.

Author : Doug Enns,Hugh Lindsay,Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants,Institute of Corporate Directors
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2008-02-01
Category : Crisis management
ISBN : 1553853296

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20 Questions Directors Should Ask about Crisis Management by Doug Enns,Hugh Lindsay,Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants,Institute of Corporate Directors Pdf

Author : Tarek Rana,Lee David Parker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2023-10
Category : Accounting
ISBN : 1032282584

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The Routledge Handbook of Public Sector Accounting by Tarek Rana,Lee David Parker Pdf

"The Routledge Handbook of Public Sector Accounting explores new developments and transformations in auditing, management control, performance measurement, risk management and sustainability work in the contemporary world of the public sector and the functioning of accounting and management in that realm. It focuses on critical analysis and reflection with respect to changing risk and crisis management patterns in the public sector in the current COVID-19 and post COVID-19 era, across diverse social, political, and institutional settings globally. This research-based edited book, targeted at scholars, professionals, teachers, and consultants in the fields of public sector accounting, auditing, accountability, and management, offers high-level insights into the new architecture and execution of such activities in the emerging post-pandemic world. The chapters are written by leading scholars in the accounting and public administration disciplines internationally and provide important assessments, frameworks, and recommendations concerning a wide variety of institutions, practices, and policies with a view to addressing the many emerging societal, governmental, and professional issues. Spanning theoretical, empirical, and policy discussion contributions, the book's chapters will be readily accessible to accounting, auditing, and management audiences alike"--