Canadian Public Administration articles from June 2004

Canadian Public Administration archives from June 2004

Editor's note / note du redacteur.(Editorial)
June 22, 2004... As editor of Canadian Public Administration, I am pleased to feature a special issue on the role and influence of auditors general in Canadian government. The issue is timely. It also reflects the work of an IPAC research team over several...

Managerialist advocate or "control freak"? The Janus-faced Office of the Auditor General.
June 22, 2004... In Canada, the arguments and evidence drawn from the work of Sharon Sutherland and Alasdair Roberts on the federal Office of the Auditor General (OAG) point in two very different directions. (1) On the one hand, Sutherland claims that the new...

Measuring the impact of value-for-money audits: a model for surveying audited managers.
June 22, 2004... As guardians of the public purse--especially since the implementation of value-for-money audit (VFMA) in the 1970s--auditors general have consistently exposed cases of waste and inefficiency. Auditors' statements about the management of the...

An auditor's best friend? Standing committees on public accounts.
June 22, 2004... This article examines public accounts committees (PACs) in Canadian legislatures and their relationship with legislative auditors. It looks at PACs in their context as instruments of the legislature and how this political and legislative...

The quest for accountability in Newfoundland and Labrador.
June 22, 2004... The legislative audit and its defenders have known many bitter moments in Newfoundland and Labrador, and the battle is not yet won. Entering the twenty-first century, the province was the only one in the country with no accountability and...

Le Verificateur general du Quebec et la verification d'optimisation des ressources: evolution et perspectives.
June 22, 2004... Au cours des dix-sept dernieres annees, le Verificateur general du Quebec (VGQ) a redige plus de 300 rapports de verification d'optimisation des ressources (VOR). Par ses recommandations, il en est venu a exercer une influence croissante sur...

How does an auditor general's office see itself?
June 22, 2004... One day at a function, a person who knew little, but had wondered, about auditors general was introduced to a member of an auditor general's office. When he asked, "What is the basic purpose of your office's work?" the auditor responded...

Understanding management: Henry Mintzberg on the activities of managers.(The Nature of Managerial Work)(Book Review)
June 22, 2004... "Without corrupting his science, the management scientist must be prepared to forego elegance, to adjust his technique to the problem rather than searching for problems that fit the technique." The Nature of Managerial Work, 2nd edition. By...