Putting the Cart before the Horse
Accountability or Performance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11961842 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hon S Chan (0000-0002-6543-1608, City University of Hong Kong, corresponding author), Jie Gao (0000-0002-9523-4541, City University of Hong Kong) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue | s1 |
| Publication date | 2009-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Journal of Public Administration (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0313-6647 • E-ISSN: 1467-8500 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-8500.2009.00621.x |
| OpenAlex | W2076144779 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 17 |
Conventional wisdom argues that a good set of performance measures builds accountability and that improved accountability generates better productivity in the organisation. By way of an analysis of a case study in one inland Chinese county, this article shows that the assumed relationship between performance and accountability is more rhetoric than real. In practice, the implementation of performance measurement in local China leads to an accountability paradox, in which enhanced accountability tends to hinder the improvement of government productivity. The implementation of the Chinese target‐based responsibility system risks boosting the short term accountability of public employees while undermining the long term productivity of government agencies. With the deepening of China's market‐oriented reform, this choice appears to put the cart before the horse
Accountability · Business · China · Economic growth · Economics · Government (linguistics · Political science · Productivity · Public relations · Corruption and Economic Development · Local Government Finance and Decentralization · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research · Accounting
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| Unique citing works | 16 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2025 (16) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 16 |