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The problem with accountability

P Muller-Smith1

  • 1Department of Education at Saint Francis Hospital, Tulsa, OK., USA.

Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing : Official Journal of the American Society of Perianesthesia Nurses
|April 1, 1997
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Managers face stress when employees avoid accountability, despite empowerment initiatives. The key to resolving this management dilemma may lie in fostering self-awareness among employees to encourage acceptance of new responsibilities.

Area of Science:

  • Organizational Behavior
  • Management Science

Background:

  • Accountability challenges create significant stress and frustration for managers across all organizational levels.
  • Current management trends, such as decentralizing decision-making and empowering employees, are not achieving desired outcomes regarding responsibility acceptance.
  • Employees perceive new responsibilities and accountability as additional burdens, exacerbating workload concerns.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the underlying reasons for employee reluctance to embrace accountability.
  • To identify effective strategies for managers to address the dilemma of low accountability acceptance.
  • To investigate the potential role of self-awareness in fostering a culture of accountability.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative analysis of management challenges related to accountability.

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  • Exploration of employee perceptions regarding workload and responsibility.
  • Conceptual framework development linking self-awareness to accountability.

    • Main Results:

    • Employee resistance to accountability is linked to perceived workload and a lack of intrinsic motivation.
    • Managerial efforts to delegate without addressing underlying issues are ineffective.
    • Self-awareness emerges as a critical, yet often overlooked, factor in employee willingness to accept accountability.

    Conclusions:

    • Addressing accountability issues requires a shift from solely delegating tasks to fostering employee self-awareness.
    • Managers must cultivate an environment where employees understand the value and personal benefits of accountability.
    • Developing self-awareness can empower employees to view responsibilities as opportunities rather than burdens, improving overall organizational efficiency.