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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democracy to the people that elected it‚ is to be accountable for its actions. Accountability is answerability‚ blame worthiness‚ liability and the expectation of account giving in relation to governance. (Dyxtra‚ Clarence‚ 1939) “As an aspect of governance‚ accountability has been central to discussions related to problems in the public sector‚ nonprofit and private (corporate) worlds. In leadership roles‚ accountability is the acknowledgment and assumption of responsibility for actions‚ products
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Accountability and Responsibility The National Council of State Boards in Nursing defines delegation as "transferring to a competent individual the authority to perform a selected nursing task in a selected situation" (National Council of State Boards of Nursing‚ Resources section‚ 4). When delegating‚ the registered nurse (RN) assigns nursing tasks to unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) while still remaining accountable for the patient and the task that was assigned. Delegating is a management
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Importance of Accountability By: Teresa Luna University of Phoenix February 21‚ 2011 Instructor: James Morello Accountability is honestly one of the most important aspects to the healthcare industry. It is one of those factors that one would expect to be a necessary part of an organization not only because it is expected but because it is a necessary evil. Employees need to be accountable for their actions in one way or another. An organization cannot function properly without this feature
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What is accountability and the definition: (DOD) The obligation imposed by law or lawful order or regulation on an officer or other person for keeping accurate record of property‚ documents‚ or funds. The person having this obligation may or may not have actual possession of the property‚ documents‚ or funds. Accountability is concerned primarily with records‚ while responsibility is concerned primarily with custody‚ care‚ and safekeeping. Why is accountability important to the Army? Accountability
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Accountability is important in the workplace because those in charge have needs that must be met‚ patrons have expectations for the quality of service‚ and our coworkers have expectations as well. It is important in every setting from home to work to play. Our kids want their friends to be held accountable for the things they do just as our boss wants us to be the same. Accountability is important to our spouses‚ children‚ friends‚ family‚ coworkers‚ and even stranger. You can never escape the expectation
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ACCOUNTABILITY & ETHICS Accountability - Is a formal relationship governed by a process. As a relationship‚ it involves a person or body in a position of authority assigning or negotiating with others the performance of certain responsibilities‚ ideally based on agreed-upon expectations and standards. -Paul G. Thomas To the Public‚ accountability is… A general subjective sense of responsibility‚ the upholding of professional values and standards even in the absence of external scrutiny
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Accountability is defined by department of defense as the obligation imposed by a law or lawful order or regulation on an officer or other person for keeping an accurate record of government property‚ documents or funds. The numerical end product of personnel accountability process reflects the combat power of a unit. So what is Personnel accountability exactly? Personnel accountability is a by name tracking system that manages the duty status and location of every single soldier assigned or
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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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Why Accountability Is Important It is important to note first‚ what accountability is. I will state why it is important as well as go over scenarios in dealing with accountability. Accountability means being liable to being called to account; answerable. A good military definition of the word would be and usually means to be liable for paperwork and or property‚ and personnel; usually of lesser grade and rank. When dealing with army leadership and duties; being a soldier and or a leader means
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