01432pab a2200193 454500 180718b1999 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Gregory, Robert Promoting public service integrity: a case for responsible accountability 1999 p.3-15 Dec We discuss below difference between the concepts of accountability and responsibility, in the context of government administration. We argue that New Zealand's public sector reforms, in particular, have depended on an essentially mechanistic as distinct from an organic interpretation of public organisations. A mechanistic approach focuses disproportionately on notions of organisational accountability at the expense of responsibility, and as a consequence may prove counterproductive over the longer term in maintaining high standards of ethical probity. A concept of responsible accountability needs to be developed further as a means of countering this possibility. We speculate on whether the emphasis on contractualism has enhanced or undermined an integrity-based as opposed to a compliance-based ethics regime, and the possible implications of this for the maintenance of ethical standards. - Reproduced Accountability Public accountability Civil service Hicks, Colin Australian Journal of Public Administration 43517 43517 43517 0 0 0 0 IIPA IIPA 2018-07-19 Volume no: 58, Issue no: 4 AR43913 2018-07-19 2018-07-19 AR