Financial Accountability & Management
Scope & Guideline
Empowering research in accountability and management.
Introduction
Aims and Scopes
- Public Sector Accountability:
The journal emphasizes research on accountability mechanisms within public sector organizations, exploring how financial practices impact governance and public trust. - Financial Management in Nonprofits:
It covers topics related to financial practices in nonprofit organizations, including financial resilience, management controls, and the role of accountability in fostering public trust. - Sustainability and Environmental Reporting:
A core area of focus is on sustainability reporting practices, particularly in public and nonprofit contexts, examining how organizations disclose environmental impact and sustainability efforts. - Interdisciplinary Approaches:
The journal encourages interdisciplinary research that integrates accounting, management, public policy, and social sciences to address complex issues in financial accountability. - Impact of Digital Transformation:
It explores the implications of digital technologies on public sector management and accountability, focusing on how digitalization reshapes financial reporting and audit practices. - Emerging Themes in Governance:
Research on governance frameworks and their evolution in response to contemporary challenges, including crises like the COVID-19 pandemic, is a significant aspect of the journal's contributions.
Trending and Emerging
- Sustainability and Climate Action:
Recent publications indicate a growing emphasis on sustainability in financial reporting, with a focus on how organizations address climate-related challenges and disclose their environmental impacts. - Crisis Management and Resilience:
There is a notable trend towards studying how organizations, especially in the nonprofit sector, manage crises and build resilience, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. - Digital Transformation in Public Finance:
The integration of digital technologies into public sector management is a burgeoning theme, exploring how these technologies affect accountability, performance measurement, and stakeholder engagement. - Hybrid Organizational Models:
Research on hybrid organizations, particularly those bridging public and nonprofit sectors, is gaining attention, reflecting a shift towards understanding complex accountability structures. - Interprofessional Collaboration and Communication:
Emerging studies focus on the importance of interprofessional collaboration within healthcare and other sectors, emphasizing how communication impacts financial accountability and management practices. - Global Perspectives on Accountability:
The journal is increasingly publishing works that provide comparative analyses across different countries and sectors, reflecting a trend towards understanding accountability in a globalized context.
Declining or Waning
- Traditional New Public Management (NPM):
There has been a noticeable decrease in papers focusing solely on traditional NPM practices, suggesting a shift towards more nuanced explorations of public management that consider broader socio-political contexts. - Overly Technical Financial Reporting:
Research that strictly emphasizes technical aspects of financial reporting without integrating discussions on accountability or stakeholder engagement appears to be less favored, reflecting a broader trend towards holistic approaches. - Historical Accounting Practices:
Studies focusing predominantly on historical accounting practices and their implications seem to be waning, as contemporary issues like sustainability and digitalization gain traction in the research landscape. - Narrow Auditing Perspectives:
Research that limits itself to traditional auditing practices without considering the evolving landscape of accountability and governance in the public sector is becoming less relevant. - Single-Sector Focus:
There is a decline in research that exclusively examines public sector financial practices without making connections to nonprofit or private sector influences, indicating a move towards more integrated analyses.
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