1. Orders of Accountability
World Ethics Forum, April 9-12, 2006
Melvin J. Dubnick
University of New Hampshire

2. Problems of Accountability
Conceptual
Rhetorical and iconic
Analytically weak
“Promiscuity”
Misuse/abuse
“Magical” solution to many problems (justice, democracy, ethics, performance)
Applied indiscriminately across sectors
Theoretical
A-theoretical
Vacuous

3. Theoretical Framings: Vector Model
Professional Accountability
Legal Accountability
Bureaucratic Accountability
Political Accountability
Accountable Individual
Vector (horizontal) model
Dubnick/Romzek (1987, 1993…)

4. Theoretical Framings: Nested Model
Performative
Regulatory
Managerial
Embedded

5. Normative Speculations
Performative
Regulatory
Managerial
Embedded

6. Applications Corporate Governance School Accountability Answerability
Protection
Performance
Representation
School Accountability
Responsibility
Control
Mission

7. Corporate Governance

8. School Accountability