motivations and the implications on the mission, the governance and the accountability of companies. Moreover, the theoretical … nurtures the coherence among the mission-governance and accountability model. Specifically, the analysis confirms the … propositions drawn from the literature review relative to the fact that the coherence among mission, governance and accountability …

to accounting, auditing and accountability researchers. The paper also provides an overview of the other contributions in … this accounting, auditing and accountability special issue. Design/methodology/approach This paper provides a contemporary … literature review on governance and accountability in Africa, identifying the key developments in public sector reform and the …

’s (2004) public accountability index, referred to in this paper as a public accountability and transparency index (PATI), to … from public accountability, legitimacy, resource dependence and stakeholder perspectives, the authors propose that the … for the continued relevance of a “shared” leadership in the HEIs’ sector towards enhancing accountability and transparency …

accountability, the rationale for delegating authority, associated skills and obstacles and how they can be dealt with; and the …