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Contracting accountability in network governance structures

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  • Lisa Hansson
  • Frode Longva

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Purpose - – The purpose of this paper is to illustrate how accountability is expressed in contractual arrangements found in network governance structures that provide public transport services and to raise discussion of how to understand contracting accountability in network governance contexts. Design/methodology/approach - – The paper is rooted in two research traditions: contracting studies and studies of accountability in government/governance contexts. Content analysis is used in examining contracts from two cases. These contracts are of five types: contracts between public organizations, contracts within a public organization, contracts between public organizations and private firms, and contracts between political parties within a municipality and contracts within a network. Various contracting approaches are identified within these types. Findings - – The paper concludes that the contracts' functions differ between the cases. The first case did not have an overall contract that defined the network, relying on different two-party contracts instead. In the other case, an incentive-based contract was used to link the organizations. From an accountability perspective, the latter contracting structure clarifies the roles and responsibilities of the actors and increases the possibility of accountability to citizens. Originality/value - – The paper brings new insights to the field of contracting and accountability by focusing on the role of contracts in network governance structures, taking account of various accountability relationships. It also contributes new theoretical categories usable when analysing contracting accountability in a network context.

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  • Lisa Hansson & Frode Longva, 2014. "Contracting accountability in network governance structures," Qualitative Research in Accounting & Management, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 11(2), pages 92-110, June.
  • Handle: RePEc:eme:qrampp:v:11:y:2014:i:2:p:92-110
    DOI: 10.1108/QRAM-04-2014-0032
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    Cited by:

    1. Godwin Kwemarira & Munene J. C. Kigozi & Joseph Mpeera Ntayi & Isaac Wazinge Magoola, 2021. "Accountability as a Mediator between Deontological Ethical Orientations and Public Interest in Ugandan Public Primary Schools," Public Organization Review, Springer, vol. 21(3), pages 491-509, September.
    2. Lisa Hansson & Åsa Weinholt, 2019. "New Frontline Actors Emerging from Cross-Sector Collaboration: Examples from the Fire and Rescue Service Sector," Public Organization Review, Springer, vol. 19(4), pages 519-539, December.
    3. Hansson, Lisa, 2020. "Visual representation in urban transport planning: Where have all the cars gone?," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 133(C), pages 1-11.
    4. Aggrey Nyakawa Kwamesa & Peterson Obara Magutu & Stephen Onserio Nyamwange & Richard Nyaanga Ongeri & Robert Matwere Bosire & Richard Bitange Nyaoga, PhD., 2021. "Contract Management Strategies and Project Performance at Kenya National Highways Authority," Noble International Journal of Business and Management Research, Noble Academic Publsiher, vol. 5(1), pages 23-38, January.

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