title: Accountability: the force behind empowerment.
abstract: The first part of this article will focus on an examination of the more traditional practice of "process accountability," which typically uses policy-based methods that rely on the development, measurement, and reporting of standards. This will be followed up by an examination of the more ephemeral, though vastly more valuable and powerful "attitude" of "personal accountability."
authors.affiliation: Green Gear Cycling, Inc., Eugene, OR, USA.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Horsfall
mesh_terms: D001290:Attitude; D004651:Employment; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008330:Management Audit; D008421:Materials Management, Hospital; D011209:Power, Psychological; D017064:Process Assessment, Health Care; D011357:Product Line Management; D012941:Social Responsibility; D014481:United States