Accountability is the obligation of an individual or organization to account for its activities, accept <a href='/<a href='/Responsibility'>Responsibility</a>'><a href='/Responsibility'>responsibility</a></a> for them, and to disclose the results in a transparent manner. It is the acknowledgment and assumption of <a href='/<a href='/Responsibility'>Responsibility</a>'><a href='/Responsibility'>responsibility</a></a> for actions, products, decisions, and policies including the administration, <a href='/Governance'>governance</a>, and implementation within the scope of the role or employment position.
Accountability is a concept in <a href='/Ethics'>ethics</a> and <a href='/Governance'>governance</a> with several meanings. It is often described as a <a href='/<a href='/Responsibility'>Responsibility</a>'><a href='/Responsibility'>responsibility</a></a> to report on and be answerable for the outcomes of one