Understanding transparency in UK defence management. (22nd April 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Thompson, Gabriela; Louth, John
• Is Part Of: Financial accountability & management. Volume 35:Number 3(2019:Aug.)
• Page Start: 246
• Page End: 257
• Publication Date: 2019-04-22
• Subjects: defence management -- discourse -- managerialism -- New Public Management -- transparency; Finance, Public -- Accounting -- Periodicals; Accounting -- Periodicals; Managerial accounting -- Periodicals; Public administration -- Periodicals; 658.159
• DOI: 10.1111/faam.12194
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0267-4424

Abstract

Abstract: Transparency has become a key word in UK defence management, but its meaning is unclear; there are those that argue that it is too abstract to be implemented in its true essence, whilst others argue that it is inherently incompatible with the New Public Management Model which dominates public sector management today. Through observing the way individuals operationalise the concept in the defence community, we attempt to illustrate what transparency seems to mean in practice by focussing on how it is understood and recognising the impact it has and is expected to have.