Author: Ramsey, Caroline

Source: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, Volume 18, Number 3, 2005 , pp. 444-446(3)

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Abstract:

Purpose - To reflect on what evidence might be persuasive, powerful, and influential in decision-making. Design/methodology/approach - Fictional poem. Findings - Meditation on the way that we decide what to do, account for it, be responsible for it to others, and be accountable to them. Research limitations/implications - Stimulates thought about how organisations construct an agreed set of terms and language for measuring progress and organising accountability. Originality/value - An individual comment on assessing what language is appropriate for building organisations.

Keywords: Management Accountability; Language

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/09513570510600792

Publication date: 2005-03-01

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