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Description
Looking at the governance structures of SOEs, one finds complex multi-level principal-agent relationships resulting from public ownership and fulfilment of public tasks.
While public accountability of core administrations or for public services has a long research tradition, less is known about the public accountability of SOEs. Against this background, this paper provides an overview of the many faces of public accountability and relevant theoretical discourses, followed by a look at the challenges and benefits of public accountability as presented in empirical studies published in English in the last 10 years. It concludes with directions for further research.
Speaker Bios
Dorothea Greiling, is a full Professor at the faculty of Social Sciences, Economics and Business Administration at the Johannes Kepler University in Linz, Austria. She is head of the Institute for Management Accounting and Director of International affairs at the JKU Business School. Her research focuses mainly on Public Accountability, performance management, sustainability management and sustainability reporting of public and non-profit organisations as well as regulated industries.
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