Public Accountability through Soft Steering

This article argues that present-day procedures on public accountability miss the essence of being accountable. We suggest that alternatives are available in social psychology theory and network theory, which point to the decisive role of peers or experienced organization members. In this view, it i...

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Main Authors: Michiel S. de Vries, Iwona Sobis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani) 2012-03-01
Series:Central European Public Administration Review
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Online Access:https://journals.uni-lj.si/CEPAR/article/view/20355
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description This article argues that present-day procedures on public accountability miss the essence of being accountable. We suggest that alternatives are available in social psychology theory and network theory, which point to the decisive role of peers or experienced organization members. In this view, it is not leadership but middle management that is crucial in the socialization of newcomers in an organization to internalize values and to create a situation in which employers and employees develop mutual expectations about what is expected from one another and create multiplex networks in order to maintain such values.
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spelling doaj-art-32d74b5ababd420ab04c398f0882a75e2025-01-22T10:55:15ZengUniversity of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)Central European Public Administration Review2591-22402591-22592012-03-0110110.17573/cepar.v10i1.197Public Accountability through Soft SteeringMichiel S. de VriesIwona SobisThis article argues that present-day procedures on public accountability miss the essence of being accountable. We suggest that alternatives are available in social psychology theory and network theory, which point to the decisive role of peers or experienced organization members. In this view, it is not leadership but middle management that is crucial in the socialization of newcomers in an organization to internalize values and to create a situation in which employers and employees develop mutual expectations about what is expected from one another and create multiplex networks in order to maintain such values.https://journals.uni-lj.si/CEPAR/article/view/20355Accountabilitysocializationnetwork theoryreduction of administrative costssocial psychology
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Public Accountability through Soft Steering
Central European Public Administration Review
Accountability
socialization
network theory
reduction of administrative costs
social psychology
title Public Accountability through Soft Steering
title_full Public Accountability through Soft Steering
title_fullStr Public Accountability through Soft Steering
title_full_unstemmed Public Accountability through Soft Steering
title_short Public Accountability through Soft Steering
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topic Accountability
socialization
network theory
reduction of administrative costs
social psychology
url https://journals.uni-lj.si/CEPAR/article/view/20355
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