accountability in educational systems:an examination of antecedents and consequences

The paradigm of measuring and managing for results is a critical component of educational organizations at the national and local level. Holding people answerable for their actions captures the essence of accountability, which is one the most fundamental construct in the organizational sciences and, unfortunately, one about which little is known. Accountability is an impotent organizational phenomenon that has been recognized by both academicians and PR actioners as a fundamental element in the successful operation of organizations. however, the current state of accountability research is such that scholars understand certain aspects of accountability but lack of complete understanding of the accountability phenomenon overall. using the phenomenological approach, frink and klimoski(1985) made a call for models of accountability that examine both external(to the person) and eternal condition, objective and subjective factors, and formal accountability mechanisms and informal accountability mechanism(Hall,2005). This study tested a model that sought to explicate the intermediate linkage between accountability and job performance and satisfaction.

accountability, job performance, job satisfaction,job tansion,citizenship behavior