Handbook of Accountability Research

‘The Handbook of Accountability Research is an impressive collection, identifying concerns with accountability across disciplinary boundaries, while acknowledging the existence of disciplinary silos. Each are grounds for insightful research, including when accounting, accountability and governance are each examined as multidimensional technical, social and moral practices.’ – Garry Carnegie, RMIT University, Melbourne‘Another Handbook on a single magic concept, one could say. However, with its varied empirical focus the Handbook of Accountability Research is different. Addressing accountability in politics, law, business and work, its scope is broad. The application of multiple disciplinary perspectives gives this Handbook a unique character. Yannis Papadopoulos and his colleagues present a state of the art, but they do more. They acknowledge the persistence of disciplinary silos and make a plea for looking over the fence. With these features the Handbook can only be welcomed, as an important step towards an interdisciplinary research agenda.’ – Peter Hupe, KU Leuven, Belgium‘This comprehensive and interdisciplinary book on accountability provides a significant and timely contribution to various academic fields. It serves as an excellent resource for both researchers and students, enhancing our understanding of accountability by examining its impact on politics, leadership, policymaking, and public trust within today’s intricate societal and professional contexts. It is certainly essential reading for anyone interested!’ – Wayne A. Hochwarter, Florida State University, USA and United Arab Emirates University, UAE

• Yannis Papadopoulos: Professor Emeritus, Institute of Political Studies, University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
• Jill Atkins: Professor of Accounting, Cardiff Business School, University of Cardiff, UK.
• Angela T. Hall: Associate Professor, School of Human Resources and Labor Relations, Michigan State University, USA.
• Menelaos Markakis: Associate Professor, Erasmus School of Law, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands.