Wiley FastCompany Reader Series, Leadership
Author: Gretchen M Spreitzer
In the new workplace, the old rules of business don’t always apply. That’s why Fast Company magazine has always looked to the organizations and people who are rewriting the rules and reinventing business. Fast Company has quickly become the place to turn for influential voices on the future of business and innovative solutions to real problems. Now you can get the latest thinking on leadership, Fast Company style! Featuring twenty-seven articles, grouped into five topic areas, this Fast Company leadership reader will help you to meet the challenges of leading organizations in today’s fast-paced world.
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Rethinking Democratic Accountability
Author: Robert D Behn
What do we mean by democratic accountability? With that simple question, Robert Behn launches his analysis of how compliance and performance are measured in public institutions. In Rethinking Democratic Accountability Behn examines the limits of existing systems and recommends new models to address the changing goals and challenges of public management.
Table of Contents:
| Preface | vii | |
| 1 | What Do We Mean by Accountability, Anyway? | 1 |
| 2 | Performance and the New Public Management | 22 |
| 3 | The Traditional Public Administration Paradigm of Accountability | 40 |
| 4 | The Questions of Democratic Accountability | 62 |
| 5 | Discretion and Trust | 81 |
| 6 | Retrospective Accountability for Performance | 103 |
| 7 | A New Compact of Mutual, Collective Responsibility | 120 |
| 8 | The Cooperation Challenge | 141 |
| 9 | Fostering Cooperation with Conventions and Norms | 155 |
| 10 | Evolving a Charter Agency | 176 |
| 11 | 360-Degree Accountability for Performance | 196 |
| Notes | 219 | |
| Index | 311 |
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