Horti-Business Management (2+0)

Accountability

• Accountability refers to the obligation that employees would be held responsible for their actions (or no action). The employees must report the work done by them to their superior and the superior would assess to what extent the employee has been accountable? In other words, it also indicates the contribution of every employee for achieving the objectives of the firm.
  
• Accountability is an important aspect as it keeps the employees disciplined and take good care while executing their tasks. Accountability could be in terms of financial accountability, quality accountability, production targets, etc., depending upon the work done by the firm. Though at a holistic level all employees are accountable to the organization, the accountability of the employees is often under purview of the immediate superior.
  
• It is essential to note that authority; responsibility and accountability of any position in an organization are inter - related.