AUTHORITY‚ ACCOUNTABILITY & RESPONSIBILITY By Yusop B. Masdal I. INTRODUCTION Delegation (or deputation) is the assignment of authority and responsibility to another person (normally from a manager to a subordinate) to carry out specific activities (Blair‚ gerald 2002). However the person who delegated the work remains accountable for the outcome of the delegated work. Delegation empowers a subordinate to make decisions‚ i.e. it is a shift of decision-making authority from one organizational
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Accountability of the Nursing Professional Nathan Munson Grand Canyon University: NRS 430V February 20‚ 2011 Cynthia Yascavage ACCOUNTABILITY OF THE NURSING PROFESSIONAL Nursing professionals are viewed by the public as one of the most trusted and caring professions in the world. This status is achieved in the nursing profession by way of accountability. Accountability is the base of all practice and provides a platform for nursing to expand practice‚ gain trust‚ and provide excellent
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Accountability - noun- Being responsible or liable for someone or something at the state of event and or situation. Accountability is defined as "A is accountable to B when A is obliged to inform B about A’s (past or future) actions and decisions‚ to justify them‚ and to suffer punishment in the case of eventual misconduct". In leadership roles‚ accountability is the acknowledgment and assumption of responsibility for actions‚ products regarding medications that the warriors are on‚ the everyday
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According to Dictionary.com‚ the word “responsibility” means “the state or fact of being answerable or accountable.” Responsibility is related to the roles of the particular individuals and groups. Role is defined as an expected behavior in a given individual social status and social position. For one person‚ he will have different responsibilities when he is at different roles. For example‚ someone should take the responsibility as a father when he is in a family. He should be responsible as being
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multi-tasking realm but thrive and be successful? It heavily depends on how to convey the personal accountability into education. Especially for multi-tasking adult students‚ personal accountability translates to college success by promoting a good discipline and teamwork. This paper examines what it means to be accountable‚ how accountability is relate to college success and how to practice accountability in daily education. Responsible adult must be accountable to others‚ with tasks‚ and within
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higher from the Human Resources Command (HRC) (AR 600-8). A HR Sergeant maintains the Army’s personnel accountability‚ and strength management. Another important role is to provide support to units in peacetime and wartime environments. A HR Sergeant must also train and provide information to maintain effectiveness. Human Resources is the heart of Army operations. Maintaining accountability is a critical role for a HR Sergeant. This includes delivering replacements‚ utilizing personnel properly
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ACCOUNTABILITY IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS (A STUDY OF THE NIGERIAN STOCK EXCHANGE) MEANING AND NATURE OF ACCOUNTABILITY: Introduction: Incidents of a lack of accountability‚ often associated with an element of corruption‚ among public officials and institutions when rendering public services‚ is a worldwide occurrence. In an attempt to address this governance tendency‚ governments increasingly look towards more sophisticated managerial methods such as improved monitoring and evaluation systems‚ and
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* * * * * Accountability in Health Care * Erika Denton * August 31‚ 2011 * HCS/475 Instructor David R. Campbell * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Accountability * Accountability in health care is important for management and legal reasons. There are different areas of accountability professional competence‚ legal and ethical conduct‚ and financial performance‚ adequacy of access‚ public health promotion
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The Importance of Accountability Leadership and Performance Development- HCS/475 University of Phoenix Accountability accounts for a high standard to the healthcare industry. Accountability is a key part that is an essential part of an organization. Accountability is not just expected but also necessary. Employees need to be held accountable for their actions in one way or another. Without accountability an organization will operate properly and efficiently. Accountability upholds a high standard
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Introduction The Government Accountability Office is the United States agency that is involved in the financial and evaluative accountability of the Federal Government and provides the auditing and evaluation report to the United States Congress (Wallechinsky‚ 2015). The mission of the agency is providing the necessary support to Congress towards attaining its constitutional responsibilities‚ improving the performance and also ensuring accountability of the Federal Government with American people
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