Handbook of Research on Modernization and Accountability in Public Sector Management (Advances in Electronic Government, Digital Divide, and Regional Development (AEGDDRD))

Azevedo, Graa Maria Do Carmo; Oliveira, Jonas Da Silva; Marques, Rui Pedro Figueiredo; Ferreira, Augusta Da Conceio Santos

ISBN 10: 1522537317 / ISBN 13: 9781522537311

Published by Information Science Reference, 2018

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Handbook of Research on Modernization and Accountability in Public Sector Management (Advances in Electronic Government, Digital Divide, and Regional Development (AEGDDRD))
• Publisher: Information Science Reference
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1522537317
• ISBN 13: 9781522537311
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: New
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

"This book disseminates methodologies that would allow public institutions to implement practices, consistent with values of ethics, rigor, transparency and accountability to promote accountable public sector managers and discusses the processes of control and risk management and stress their importance for the reliability of financial reporting"--

About the Author

Graça Azevedo has a PhD in Management (scientific field: Accounting) at the Institute of Higher Labor and Enterprise ISCTE. She has published and presented several articles in national and international journals and conferences as well. She is a member of the Editorial Board of the international journal Accounting and Finance Research. She currently teaches courses in the scientific field of Financial Accounting at the Institute of Higher Learning in Accounting and Administration of the University of Aveiro. Her research interests are related to financial reporting, impression management strategies and international accounting standards.

Rui Pedro Marques received the PhD degree in Computer Science in 2014 from the Universities of Minho, Aveiro and Porto, Portugal. In 2008 he concluded his Masters degree, and in 2005 his graduation in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering at the University of Aveiro. The main research interests are related to continuous assurance and auditing, and the integration of Information Systems into those topics, contributing with solutions to improve the risk management and the organizational efficiency. He has been lecturing Informatics classes since 2007 at the Higher Institute of Accounting and Administration, University of Aveiro.

Augusta Ferreira completed her first degree at the Higher Institute of Accounting and Administration of Aveiro; she got her Masters Degree in Business Management Specialization in Corporate Finance at Minho University and she holds a PhD in Accounting at Aveiro University and Minho University. Currently she teaches Accounting within the accounting scientific area at Higher Institute Accounting and Administration of Aveiro (Aveiro University) and she is interested in researching public accounting, accounting information systems, disclosure of financial information and accountability. She has presented and published many articles in national and international journals and conferences.