Citation
Novicevic, M. (2013), "The Creed of Good Governance", Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, Vol. 26 No. 8. https://doi.org/10.1108/AAAJ.05926haa.002
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
The Creed of Good Governance
Article Type: The Creed of Good Governance From: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, Volume 26, Issue 8
Improving accountability is a collective project
For the right reasons no one can object
What good governance makes possible
Our practice must make visible.
We have not only a task to perform
But also the public to inform
What relationships we strive to sustain
And from what practices we refrain.
If we want accountability problems to solve
Our professional competence should involve
New moral skills and capacities
Demanded by good governance responsibilities.
We should not allow incentives to crowd out
But supplement and never surmount
Our commitment to the social-benefit quest
With our custodial duty to preserve public interest.
The legitimacy of good governance
Depends on public acceptance
And widely shared sentiment
About our professional commitment.
Milorad Novicevic
University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi, USA
Ashley Burrowes
University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
Corresponding author
Ashley Burrowes can be contacted at: mailto:ashleyburrowes@gamil.com