Abstract Project monitoring and evaluation are important components of local government councils’ functions. Given the need to take governance to the grassroots‚ projects are regularly executed by this level of government. However‚ empirical evidences show that most local government councils incur huge financial losses and alienation of the citizenry due to poor project monitoring and evaluation to ascertain their level of compliance with laid down procedures of project management. The paper argues
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Accounting‚ Organizations and Society 34 (2009) 797–802 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Accounting‚ Organizations and Society journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/aos The economic crisis and accounting: Implications for the research community Anthony G. Hopwood * Saïd Business School‚ University of Oxford‚ Park End Street‚ Oxford OX1 1HP‚ United Kingdom a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Introducing a group of essays and articles on the implications of the
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governance is at the core of the tenets of democracy. With laws pressing on transparent and accountable governance‚ this is expressed with even more stress. The news media plays an important role in helping communities ensure transparency and accountability with its independent monitoring and reporting thrusts. Over the years‚ the community news media in Bukidnon have engaged in monitoring of local government units and elections. Because of lack of continuity and focus‚ however‚ sometimes the
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The importance of accountability In the army accountability is everything. The definition of accountability is an obligation or willingness to accept responsibility or to account for ones actions. You have to have accountability for everything you do formation ceremonies to the items that you carry on you every day I’m going to give you 5 examples of when and why accountability would be very important example one having accountability of your soldiers if you are a NCO you always need to know
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History of Right to Information movement in India The movement for the right to information was started in early 1990s by Mazdoor Kisaan Shakti Sangathan (which literally means ‘organisation for the empowerment of workers and peasants’) in remote village Devdungri (Rajsamand district‚ Rajasthan). It was a movement to expose corruption in the famine relief work by demanding information related to copies of bills‚ vouchers and muster rolls for workers recorded in government files. Following a period
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dispatch. Reporting is also used in when inventorying equipment such as; weapons‚ nods‚ sights and optics‚ magazines‚ ammunition and other sensitive items of high value. During an arms room inventory‚ a lieutenant comes in with a check list of all items that should be in the arms room. He goes through the rifles‚ pistols and machine guns carefully reading each and every serial number making sure not to miss even one number. If a weapon has an attachment such as an optic‚ the optics serial number is also
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word essay on the importance of accountability of sensitive items within the military. The reason I have been assigned to do this task is due to my failure of being attentive and securing my weapon and having it with me at all time. I failed by leaving my M9 Berretta at home in my safe before I left in support of the Boston Marathon. I was told by certain individuals to leave it at home‚ but I failed as an NCO to ask my section leader on how to properly secure my weapon. I did what I thought was best
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Accountability What is accountability? 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 is
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MILITARY ACCOUNTABILITY Purpose: to provide a refresher on property accountability and an awareness of Army physical security. Agenda Government Property Accountability Equipment Sensitive Items Weapons Physical Security Government Property OCIE Your personal equipment Unit/Section Equipment Tentage‚ Radios‚ Vehicles‚ Anything Green Vehicle BII Driver or TC responsible for Accountability Clothing Record (DA 3845 and Electronic) Used for OCIE Hand Receipt (DA 2062) Used for equipment Sensitive
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conflicts are carried out‚ that is the nature and character of weapons applied during such conflict‚ as a matter of fact‚ Brown (2006) was of the opinion that conflict must occur as far as there are nations inter-play at the centre stage of world politics. Accordingly‚ what is most alarming is the means through which such conflicts are carried out. In buttressing these fact‚ Danladi (1999) reiterated that the use of force of nuclear weapons during armed conflicts have not only reduced the world’s population
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