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Author Bovens, M. A. P.

Title The quest for responsibility : accountability and citizenship in complex organisations / Mark Bovens
Published Cambridge, England ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1998

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Description xii, 252 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Series Theories of institutional design
Theories of institutional design.
Contents Pt. I. The quest for responsibility. 1. Complex organisations and the quest for responsibility. 2. Complex organisations as corporate actors. 3. Two concepts of responsibility -- Pt. II. Passive responsibility. 4. Accountability: the problem of many hands. 5. Corporate accountability: the organisation as a person. 6. Hierarchial accountability: one for all. 7. Collective accountability: all for one. 8. Individual accountability: each for himself -- Pt. III. Active responsibility. 9. Virtue: citizenship in complex organisations. 10. Exit: resignation and refusal. 11. Voice: whistleblowing and leaking. 12. Loyalty: responsibility as a by-product
Notes Bibliography: p231-246. _ Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-246) and indexes
Notes Revised translation of: Verantwoordelijkheid en organisatie
Subject Industries -- Social aspects.
Organizational behavior.
Organizational sociology.
Responsibility.
LC no. 97010236
ISBN 0521481635
0521628989
Other Titles Verantwoordelijkheid en organisatie. English