{"product_id":"the-quest-for-responsibility-accountability-and-citizenship-in-complex-organisations-paperback-9780521628983","title":"The Quest for Responsibility; Accountability and Citizenship in Complex Organisations (Paperback) 9780521628983","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Quest for Responsibility\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAccountability and Citizenship in Complex Organisations\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book analyses the questions associated with the search for responsibility within organisations.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMark Bovens (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521628983, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 12 March 1998\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e268 pages, 4 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 2 cm, 0.531 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"...The Quest for Responsibility is thought provoking and demands careful reading.  It may well serve as a springboard for organization theorists to develop research propositions.\"    Marcia P. Miceli, Administrative Science Quarterly\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe search for responsibility in complex organisations often seems an impossible undertaking. Adopting a multidisciplinary approach combining law, social science, ethics and organisational design, Mark Bovens analyses the reasons for this, and offers possible solutions. He begins by examining the problem of 'many hands' - because so many people contribute in so many different ways, it is very difficult to determine who is accountable for organisational behaviour. Four possible solutions - corporate, hierarchical, collective and individual accountability - are analysed from normative, empirical and practical perspectives. Bovens argues that individual accountability is the most promising solution, but only if individuals have the chance to behave responsibly. The book then explores the implications of this approach. What does it mean to be a 'responsible' employee or official? When is it legitimate to disobey the orders of superiors? What institutional designs might be most appropriate?\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. The Quest for Responsibility: 1. Complex organisations and the quest for responsibility\u003cbr\u003e 2. Complex organisations as corporate actors\u003cbr\u003e 3. Two concepts of responsibility\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Passive Responsibility: 4. Accountability: the problem of many hands\u003cbr\u003e 5. Corporate accountability: the organisation as a person\u003cbr\u003e 6. Hierarchical accountability: one for all\u003cbr\u003e 7. Collective accountability: all for one\u003cbr\u003e 8. Individual accountability: each for oneself\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Active Responsibility: 9. Virtue: active responsibility in complex organisations\u003cbr\u003e 10. Exit: resignation and refusal\u003cbr\u003e 11. Voice: whistleblowing and leaking\u003cbr\u003e 12. Loyalty: responsibility as a by-product.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Political science \u0026amp; theory [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political science \u0026amp; theory\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20science%20\u0026amp;%20theory%20%5BJPA%5D%22\"\u003eJPA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46003264651544,"sku":"9780521628983","price":31.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521628983i_7e947d2d-4733-437b-a2c9-eab5ba782f03.jpg?v=1691379211","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-quest-for-responsibility-accountability-and-citizenship-in-complex-organisations-paperback-9780521628983","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}