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Introduction to the Special Section on Accountability

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 January 2015

Robert Phillips  and
Shawn L. Berman
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Accountability, it would seem, is something that everyone would like to see more of. Citizens would like to have a more accountable government; teachers and parents would like to have more accountable students and schools; and clearly, stakeholders and commentators appear to desire more accountable corporations. One of the leading organizations concerned with improving the social and ethical performance of business is called simply, “AccountAbility” (http://www.accountability21.net/). The uniformity of such calls for greater accountability tempts one to see it as an unalloyed benefit to organizational performance and societal advancement.

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Special Section on Accountability
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Business Ethics Quarterly , Volume 17 , Issue 3 , July 2007 , pp. 449 - 452
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Copyright © Business Ethics Quarterly 2007

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