Concept information
Preferred term
accountability (business)
Definition
- Accountability can be defined as “being answerable”—that is, being able to give an account. In the corporate environment, it has been closely associated with financial auditing and reporting, as well as accountancy in general. [Source: Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society; Accountability]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/accountability_(business)
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