Whenever we expect something from someone — be it our employees, our spouse or even ourselves — we earnestly want that person to take responsibility, to follow through, to be accountable. But we often ...

“Be careful.” It’s a phrase most often communicated in earnest sentiment between friends and family, for example when travel ensues. But between antagonists it can be seen as a threat. In her Jan. 31 ...

Question: The Mind Trust proposes shifting control of Indianapolis Public Schools from a board elected by citizens to a board composed of appointments. The mayor would name three of the five members ...

This continues a blog series about my new paper, "The Limits of Church Autonomy." My first post (here) introduces the idea of church autonomy. The second (here) describes areas of confusion among ...

The EU has been busy in the cybersecurity department, and for good reason. Given Europe’s ever-rising cybercrime rates, a new approach to data protection was in order. This cued the GDPR and the NIS ...

On President Harry Truman’s desk in the Oval Office sat a sign that read, famously, “The buck stops here.” That four-word motto clearly articulated the fundamental principle of accountability — Truman ...

The following is an edited version of a speech delivered April 21 by Luis A. Aguilar, a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission, as part of the corporate governance lecture series at Emory ...

In the context of public education policy, accountability consists of standards, consequences and due process. If the purpose of accountability is to advance a social goal, all three elements must be ...

Monash University provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation AU. Some religious groups are feeling under attack. They claim their “freedom of religion” is being impaired. For example, ...

Colleagues, The Office of the President has invited the University community to comment on the proposed Presidential Policy on the Principles of Accountability with Respect to Financial Transactions.