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Accountability and Entrepreneurial Public Management: The Case of the Orange County Investment Fund
Author(s) -
Kearns Kevin P.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
public budgeting and finance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.694
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1540-5850
pISSN - 0275-1100
DOI - 10.1111/1540-5850.01043
Subject(s) - accountability , orange (colour) , business , investment (military) , bankruptcy , conceptual framework , public management , public administration , accounting , finance , political science , sociology , politics , social science , horticulture , law , biology
This article presents a conceptual framework that illustrates four distinct types of accountability environments facing public managers. The framework is used as a heuristic tool to examine the broad facts and contexts surrounding the bankruptcy of the Orange County, California investment pool. The framework also suggests management philosophies and strategies that are appropriate for each type of accountability environment.