Seeking “conversations for accountability”:

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dc.contributor.authorAgyemang, G.
dc.contributor.authorO’Dwyer, B.
dc.contributor.authorUnerman, J.
dc.contributor.authorAwumbila, M.
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-17T12:52:17Z
dc.date.available2018-12-17T12:52:17Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.descriptionJournal Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractPurpose – The purpose of this paper is to ascertain how upward accountability processes can be enabling in, or constraining to, the effective deployment of development aid funding. Design/methodology/approach – The paper derives its primary insights from in-depth interviews and focus groups with non-governmental organization (NGO) fieldworkers working and delivering development aid in Northern Ghana. It analyses inductively the perspectives of fieldworkers to explain their experiences of upward accountability. Findings – The fieldworkers’ perception of upward accountability was mainly one of external control, in response to which they enacted a skilful form of compliance accountability. This perception of control failed to stifle their initiative and intrinsic commitment to beneficiaries. The fieldworkers craved “conversations for accountability”, in which they had a voice in the development of upward accountability metrics, thereby enabling them to fulfil their sense of felt responsibility to beneficiaries. While aspects of “conversations for accountability” were emerging in fieldworker-funder interactions, it was unclear to what extent funders were committed to further advancing them. Overall, the analysis unveils how felt responsibility mediates for, and partly diminishes, the perceived negative impacts on aid effectiveness of upward accountability processes informed by a focus on control. Originality/value – The authors examine the potential of upward accountability processes using in-depth analyses of the actual experiences of those involved in delivering NGO services at the grassroots level. The authors contribute to emerging work in this vein by enriching the authors’ understanding of local constituencies’ experiences of accountability processes more generally, especially the impact these mechanisms have on NGO operational activities. The authors also unveil the mediating role fieldworkers’ “felt responsibility” to beneficiaries’ plays in moderating the perceived negative impacts on aid effectiveness of upward accountability processes.en_US
dc.identifier.citationGloria Agyemang, Brendan O’Dwyer, Jeffrey Unerman, Mariama Awumbila, (2017) "Seeking “conversations for accountability”: Mediating the impact of non-governmental organization (NGO) upward accountability processes", Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, Vol. 30 Issue: 5, pp.982-1007, https://doi.org/10.1108/AAAJ-02-2015-1969en_US
dc.identifier.otherpp.982-1007
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.1108/AAAJ-02-2015-1969
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/26449
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEmerald Publishing Limiteden_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVol. 30;Issue: 5
dc.subjectPerformance measurementen_US
dc.subjectNon-governmental organizationsen_US
dc.subjectFelt accountabilityen_US
dc.subjectNGO accountabilityen_US
dc.subjectFelt responsibilityen_US
dc.subjectUpward accountabilityen_US
dc.titleSeeking “conversations for accountability”:en_US
dc.title.alternativeMediating the impact of non-governmental organization (NGO) upward accountability processesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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