Assessing the Accountability of Government-Sponsored Enterprises and Quangos

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 271-289

  André, Rae ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

accountability; corruption; democracy; effectiveness; Fannie Mae; government sponsored enterprise; gray sector organization; hybrid organization; organizational design; quango

Indexed keywords

EID: 78349307456     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-010-0509-y     Document Type: Article

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