Managing for accountability : preserving the public trust in public and nonprofit organizations / Kevin P. Kearns.

By: Kearns, Kevin P, 1954-.

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BookSeries: Jossey-Bass public administration series; Jossey-Bass nonprofit sector series.Publisher: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass Publishers, c1996Description: xxix, 255 p. ; 23 cm. + hbk.ISBN: 0787902284 ).Subject(s): Public administration

| Nonprofit organizations -- Accounting

| Strategic planning

| Public interest

| Responsibility

DDC classification: 350

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
General Lending	MTU Bishopstown Library Store Item	350 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		00017744

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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Managing for Accountability is an invaluable guide for organizations struggling with issues of accountability and for managers who want to maintain their outstanding record in serving the public trust. Shows how to take a proactive approach to accountability and offers a range of practical, proven strategic management approaches, advice on implementing strategic tools, illustrative examples, useful checklists, and diagnostic tools. Helps identify the strategic issues related to accountability and outlines effective tools and methods for implementing standards of responsibility and accountability.

Includes bibliography: p. 231-240 and index.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

The Accountability Environment Of Public And Nonprofit Organizations
Accountability Concepts and Controversies: Historical Precedents and Contemporary Trends
Preserving the Public Trust: The Challenge of Accountability
Tools For Managing Accountability
A Strategic Managing Approach: Core Principles
Scanning the Accountability Environment
Conducting an Accountability Audit
Clarifying Strategic Accountability Issues
Case Studies Of Accountability Challenges: Examining Tactical And Strategic Approaches
A Cautionary Tale: The Orange County Investment Fund
Proactive Accountability: The Sum One for Kids Project
Conclusion: Leadership for Accountability
Special Resource Section: Accountability Worksheets

Author notes provided by Syndetics

KEVIN P. KEARNS is associate professor and associate dean of the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Puttsburgh. He is also director of the certificate program in nonprofit management at that school.