The Quest for Responsibility: Accountability and Citizenship in Complex Organisations

by Mark Bovens

Book Overview

The modern world is dominated by complex organizations. In this book Mark Bovens analyzes the questions associated with the search for responsiblity within such organizations. In organizations with many people contributing in many different ways, how can we determine who is accountable for organizational behavior? How do we define responsible behavior within organizations? Can different notions of responsibility prevent abuses? His analysis is multidisciplinary,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521628989
• ISBN13: 9780521628983
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.4"