Gbadebo O. A. Odularu - Strengthening Systems Accountability for Enterprise Performance and Development Planning

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Gbadebo O. A. Odularu

Strengthening Systems Accountability for Enterprise Performance and Development Planning

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I am delighted to present this strategically articulated book titled, Strengthening Systems Accountability for Enterprise Performance and Development Planning.

Accountability is often perceived as the acknowledgment and assumption of responsibility for actions, products, and decisions. Its major components are administration, governance, and implementation of decisions and actions within the role of employment positions. It also embodies the responsibility to report, explain and be answerable for the consequences. It is one of the driving forces to improve development interventions.

Scholars have explored the relationship between enterprise and accountability within the context of corporate governance There has been a shift in emphasis towards enterprise, which has prompted the need for further rigorous research to underpin this development; also due to the sparse evidence to support the contention that accountability hinders enterprise.

The message of this book was clear. It provides a valuable window on accountability and covers the necessary components from enterprise systems to planning for development. The authors have attempted to provide practical examples of the development process and its implementation within the context of the organizations in Africa.

This book is relevant to all sectors, not just the modern corporate organizations be it private, public, or third sector. it definitely held my interest. It is readily available for relevant practitioners and academicians, with state-of-the-art knowledge on the frontiers in accountability and enterprise and development planning. This book is a good step in that direction.

Dr. Olusoyi O. R. Ashaye, Director of Research, UWTSD London

This recently published book titled - Strengthening Accountable Systems for Enterprise and Development Planning - succinctly presents one of the driving forces in improving development interventions. Developing intrusions of reflection is a preconceived idea of individuality and ultimately accountability. This book tackles the notion of accountability in the context of enterprise and broader development planning, providing examples of its diverse applications and implications and the mechanisms for its operationalization and institutionalization, particularly in Africa. With practical implications for efficient economic management, part of this understanding may have been previously told, but never with such freshness, intensity, and power. It is not only relevant to contemporary corporate and public sector management, but also a timely guide for research on such issues. I believe every researcher and anyone in the field of Business and Management will benefit from reading this book.

Michael Ifeanyi, University of Surrey International Study Centre