Orders of Accountability

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Orders of Accountability

• World Ethics Forum, April 9-12, 2006
• Melvin J. Dubnick
• University of New Hampshire

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Problems of Accountability

• Conceptual
• Rhetorical and iconic
• Analytically weak
• Promiscuity
• Misuse/abuse
• Magical solution to many problems (justice,
  democracy, ethics, performance)
• Applied indiscriminately across sectors
• Theoretical
• A-theoretical
• Vacuous

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Theoretical FramingsVector Model

• Vector (horizontal) model
• Dubnick/Romzek (1987, 1993)

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Theoretical FramingsNested Model
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Normative Speculations
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Applications

• Corporate Governance
• Answerability
• Protection
• Performance
• Representation
• School Accountability
• Responsibility
• Control
• Performance
• Mission

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Corporate Governance
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School Accountability