In the light of the information age, information overload research in new areas (eg, social
media, virtual collaboration) rises rapidly in many fields of research in business …

This paper presents a comparative analysis of three American (Enron, WorldCom and
HealthSouth) and three European (Parmalat, Royal Ahold and Vivendi Universal) corporate …

The collection of papers in this special issue has primarily been drawn from the papers
representing the “Corporate Governance and accountability in the Public Sector” stream of …

Previous research on hybrid organizations has drawn attention to the accountability gap that
is believed to emerge when the provision of public services is transferred to a hybrid …

Greater use of information and communications technology and e-government can increase
governmental transparency. This, in turn, may invite citizen participation, foster e …

This paper investigates how Austrian and German municipal utilities (MUs) manage and
control their sustainable value to contribute to achieving the United Nations Sustainable …

State-owned enterprises make up roughly 10 percent of the world economy, yet they are
woefully understudied. This handbook offers the first synthesis of the topic since the 1980s …

Public administration emphasizes accountability to various entities, including elected
representatives, courts, oversight agencies, civil society, and citizens. However, the constant …

Numerous politicians and scholars have argued that accountability of public authorities to
citizens, clients, and societal actors is needed in the current age of governance. Academic …

Governments are experimenting with new forms of accountability that depart from tradition
and are less bureaucratic in form, content, and symbolism. This article reports on the …